ATL to MAN flight delays
Atlanta, GA (ATL) Manchester (MAN)
431 flights · March 2025 – August 2026 · US Bureau of Transportation Statistics and UK Civil Aviation Authority
87.74%
Arrived on time
Within 15 minutes of schedule
1.62%
Cancelled
Share of scheduled flights
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When late, late by
Average across delayed arrivals
6 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 47.1 points more punctual than in January — 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.
This route does better than its own airport. Departures from ATL overall run 8.2 points less punctual than this particular one — so whatever congestion ATL has, this route is largely escaping it.
Flights from Atlanta to Manchester keep to schedule more reliably than most. On a route this punctual the day you fly matters more than the airline you pick.
Only Virgin Atlantic flies this route in the published record, so there is no choice to weigh — the route's figures and the airline's are the same figures.
Which airline should you fly on this route?
Over March 2025 – August 2026, Virgin Atlantic arrived on time most often on ATL to MAN. Flights ran closest to schedule in February and worst in December.
Every airline on ATL to MAN
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virgin Atlantic | 431 | 87.74% | 1.62% | — | B |
Month by month
Share of flights that arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, by month flown.
The return leg
MAN to ATL Manchester back to Atlanta 88.21% on time BOther routes from Atlanta
Common questions
Are flights from Atlanta to Manchester usually delayed?
87.74% of flights on the ATL to MAN route arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, so roughly 1 in every ten arrived late. That is better than the average route in this record.
Which airlines fly from Atlanta to Manchester?
Only Virgin Atlantic appears in the published record on this route, with 431 flights and 87.74% arriving on time.
How often are ATL to MAN flights cancelled?
1.62% of scheduled flights did not operate — about 16 in every thousand. That is in the normal range.
What is the best month to fly Atlanta to Manchester?
February, when 100% of flights arrived on time. The worst was January at 52.9%.
What these figures do and do not tell you
Everything on this page is counted from the flights that actually operated on ATL to MAN during March 2025 – August 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 →