LAX to ATL flight delays
Los Angeles, CA (LAX) Atlanta, GA (ATL) · 1,947 miles
433 flights · March 2025 – August 2026 · US Bureau of Transportation Statistics
84.58%
Arrived on time
Within 15 minutes of schedule
1.15%
Cancelled
Share of scheduled flights
60 min
When late, late by
Average across delayed arrivals
10 min
Delay per flight
Averaged over every flight flown
What the record says about this route
This route does better than its own airport. Departures from LAX overall run 9.4 points less punctual than this particular one — so whatever congestion LAX has, this route is largely escaping it.
The two directions do not behave alike. ATL to LAX arrives on time 5.8 points less 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.
Only Delta Air Lines 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.
This is a thin route — 433 flights across the whole period. On a route this infrequent a cancellation is far more costly than the rate suggests, because the next departure may not be the same day.
Which airline should you fly on this route?
Over March 2025 – August 2026, Delta Air Lines arrived on time most often on LAX to ATL.
Every airline on LAX to ATL
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 | 343 | 88.6% | 0.29% | 50 min | A |
| Frontier Airlines | 60 | 75% | 6.67% | 75 min | — |
| American Airlines | 30 | 56.67% | 0% | 72 min | — |
The return leg
ATL to LAX Atlanta back to Los Angeles 78.74% on time COther routes from Los Angeles
What these figures do and do not tell you
Everything on this page is counted from the flights that actually operated on LAX to ATL 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 →