Best time to fly Richmond to Atlanta

Every month pooled across the years on record, so "July" means July generally rather than one particular July. Full RIC to ATL record →

Best month

September

94.7% on time · 209 flights

Worst month

July

78.7% on time · 254 flights

Month Flights On time Cancelled When late, by
January 205 91.8% 4.88% 42 min
February 189 94.1% 1.06% 177 min
March 234 85.1% 4.7% 109 min
April 232 90.8% 1.72% 68 min
May 234 88.9% 0% 82 min
June 229 88.5% 1.31% 103 min
July 254 78.7% 0.39% 67 min
August 230 88.4% 1.74% 104 min
September 209 94.7% 0% 46 min
October 229 91.3% 0% 79 min
November 215 88.9% 3.72% 113 min
December 233 85.8% 3.43% 101 min

What a seasonal pattern can and cannot tell you

Months differ for reasons that repeat — summer thunderstorms in the American interior, winter fog and de-icing in northern Europe, school holidays filling every seat and leaving no slack in the schedule. Those are real and they come back each year.

What the pattern cannot do is forecast a particular flight. A quiet month has late days and a bad month has punctual ones. Treat this as a way to choose between two dates you are indifferent about, not as a promise.