Flights Valdosta → Atlanta
VLD → ATL
Route overview
The flight route from Valdosta to Atlanta operates with a high level of punctuality, achieving an on-time performance rate of 86%. With an average delay of just 4.8 minutes and a total of 253 flights recorded, this route efficiently connects the origin city of Valdosta to one of the busiest airports in the United States, serving over 108 million passengers annually.
Your rights on this US flight (DOT)
US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under the US DOT rules, if your flight is cancelled or significantly changed and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Amenities for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
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The Valdosta (VLD) → Atlanta (ATL) route is operated by Air France, Delta Air Lines, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines. Across 315 flights monitored in recent months, 86% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 6 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.95%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 13.8/100 (low), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Atlanta the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Valdosta the average ATFM delay is 1.1 minutes.
Heading to Atlanta: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Valdosta (VLD) to Atlanta (ATL) heads north for about 335 km, a flight time of roughly 50m.
Departures from Valdosta on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 38% of VLD-ATL flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Valdosta the average ATFM delay is 1.1 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)); arriving into Atlanta it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 315 tracked VLD-ATL flights, 86% left on time with an average delay of 6 min and a 0.9% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| KLM Royal Dutch Airlines (KL) | 84% | 20 min | 0.0% |
| Air France (AF) | 82% | 18 min | 3.3% |
| Delta Air Lines (DL) | 80% | 8 min | 1.8% |
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Frequently asked questions about VLD-ATL
On the Valdosta (VLD) -> Atlanta (ATL) route, on-time performance is 86% with an average delay of 6 minutes, based on 315 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Valdosta-Atlanta is 0.95% across 315 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 3 airlines: Air France, Delta Air Lines, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines.
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US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under US DOT rules, if the airline cancels or significantly changes your flight and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Meals or hotels for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
