ATL to SBN flight delays
Atlanta, GA (ATL) South Bend, IN (SBN) · 566 miles
1,028 flights · January 2025 – August 2026 · US Bureau of Transportation Statistics
74.18%
Arrived on time
Within 15 minutes of schedule
1.85%
Cancelled
Share of scheduled flights
103 min
When late, late by
Average across delayed arrivals
28 min
Delay per flight
Averaged over every flight flown
What the record says about this route
The season swings this route hard. In September it ran 35.8 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.
The route has been getting worse. The later months run 8.4 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.
Only SkyWest Airlines 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.
Flights from Atlanta to South Bend run late more often than the average route, though not severely.
Which airline should you fly on this route?
Over January 2025 – August 2026, SkyWest Airlines arrived on time most often on ATL to SBN. Flights ran closest to schedule in September and worst in January.
Every airline on ATL to SBN
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SkyWest Airlines | 1,027 | 74.16% | 1.85% | 103 min | D |
| Delta Air Lines | 1 | 100% | 0% | — | — |
Month by month
Share of flights that arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, by month flown.
The return leg
SBN to ATL South Bend back to Atlanta 77.05% on time DOther routes from Atlanta
Common questions
Are flights from Atlanta to South Bend usually delayed?
74.18% of flights on the ATL to SBN route arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, so roughly 3 in every ten arrived late. That is about the same as the average route in this record.
Which airlines fly from Atlanta to South Bend?
Only SkyWest Airlines appears in the published record on this route, with 1,027 flights and 74.16% arriving on time.
How often are ATL to SBN flights cancelled?
1.85% of scheduled flights did not operate — about 19 in every thousand. That is in the normal range.
What is the best month to fly Atlanta to South Bend?
September, when 90.1% of flights arrived on time. The worst was January at 54.3%.
When ATL to SBN flights are late, how late are they?
About 103 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 SBN during January 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 →