ATL to GIG flight delays
Atlanta, GA (ATL) Rio De Janeiro (GIG)
331 flights · July 2024 – July 2026 · US Bureau of Transportation Statistics and ANAC Brazil
69.72%
Arrived on time
Within 15 minutes of schedule
1.21%
Cancelled
Share of scheduled flights
75 min
When late, late by
Average across delayed arrivals
24 min
Delay per flight
Averaged over every flight flown
What the record says about this route
The season swings this route hard. In February it ran 44.6 points more punctual than in March — a difference bigger than the one between the best and worst airlines on most routes. If the date is flexible, it is worth more than the carrier.
The route has been getting worse. The later months run 16.3 points less punctual than the earlier ones. A drift of that size is rarely weather; it is more often an airline adding frequencies faster than the airports can absorb them.
The two directions do not behave alike. GIG to ATL arrives on time 13.6 points more often than the outbound. Delay accumulates through the flying day, so whichever direction is scheduled later tends to carry the worse record — which is an argument for booking the morning departure if the choice exists.
This route does worse than its own airport. ATL as a whole runs 8.5 points more punctual than these flights, which points at something specific to the route — the time of day it is scheduled, or the aircraft that feed it — rather than the airport.
Which airline should you fly on this route?
Over July 2024 – July 2026, Delta Air Lines arrived on time most often on ATL to GIG. Flights ran closest to schedule in February and worst in June.
Every airline on ATL to GIG
Ranked by how many flights each one operated. A carrier with fewer than 100 flights in the period is listed but not graded.
| Airline | Flights | On time | Cancelled | Avg delay | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delta Air Lines | 331 | 69.72% | 1.21% | 75 min | D |
Month by month
Share of flights that arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, by month flown.
The return leg
GIG to ATL Rio De Janeiro back to Atlanta 83.28% on time COther routes from Atlanta
Common questions
Are flights from Atlanta to Rio De Janeiro usually delayed?
69.72% of flights on the ATL to GIG route arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, so roughly 3 in every ten arrived late. That is worse than the average route in this record.
Which airlines fly from Atlanta to Rio De Janeiro?
Only Delta Air Lines appears in the published record on this route, with 331 flights and 69.72% arriving on time.
How often are ATL to GIG flights cancelled?
1.21% of scheduled flights did not operate — about 12 in every thousand. That is in the normal range.
What is the best month to fly Atlanta to Rio De Janeiro?
February, when 92.9% of flights arrived on time. The worst was March at 48.3%.
When ATL to GIG flights are late, how late are they?
About 75 minutes on average across the flights that arrived more than 15 minutes behind schedule.
What these figures do and do not tell you
Everything on this page is counted from the flights that actually operated on ATL to GIG during July 2024 – July 2026, as reported by the airlines to the US Bureau of Transportation Statistics. "On time" is the federal definition: arriving at the gate within 15 minutes of the scheduled time.
A route's record is a description of the past, not a forecast. Weather, air traffic control and the aircraft's earlier flights that day drive most delays, and none of them are predictable from a historical rate. What the record does tell you is whether this route runs late more often than others, and which carrier on it has the better history — which is the part you can actually act on when you book.
Cancellations are counted separately from delays because they are a different problem for a traveller: a late flight still gets you there. How the grade is calculated →