SGF to ATL flight delays
Springfield, MO (SGF) Atlanta, GA (ATL) · 563 miles
643 flights · January 2025 – August 2026 · US Bureau of Transportation Statistics
82.49%
Arrived on time
Within 15 minutes of schedule
0.93%
Cancelled
Share of scheduled flights
113 min
When late, late by
Average across delayed arrivals
21 min
Delay per flight
Averaged over every flight flown
What the record says about this route
The shape of the lateness matters here. Flights on this route are not late often, but when they are late they are late by about 113 minutes — long enough to lose a connection or an evening. The on-time percentage looks reassuring and understates the consequence of being on the wrong flight.
The 2 airlines here are separated by under 5 points — close enough to call a tie. Choose on price and departure time.
Flights from Springfield to Atlanta keep to schedule more reliably than most. On a route this punctual the day you fly matters more than the airline you pick.
Which airline should you fly on this route?
Over January 2025 – August 2026, SkyWest Airlines arrived on time most often on SGF to ATL. Delta Air Lines was late most often. Flights ran closest to schedule in October and worst in July.
Every airline on SGF 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 | 493 | 81.48% | 1.01% | 112 min | B |
| SkyWest Airlines | 150 | 85.81% | 0.67% | 121 min | B |
Month by month
Share of flights that arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, by month flown.
The return leg
ATL to SGF Atlanta back to Springfield 79.02% on time CCommon questions
Are flights from Springfield to Atlanta usually delayed?
82.49% of flights on the SGF to ATL route arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, so roughly 2 in every ten arrived late. That is better than the average route in this record.
Which airline is most on time from Springfield to Atlanta?
SkyWest Airlines, at 85.81% on time across 150 flights. The least punctual on the route was Delta Air Lines at 81.48%.
How often are SGF to ATL flights cancelled?
0.93% of scheduled flights did not operate — about 9 in every thousand. That is in the normal range.
What is the best month to fly Springfield to Atlanta?
October, when 92.3% of flights arrived on time. The worst was July at 75.2%.
When SGF to ATL flights are late, how late are they?
About 113 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 SGF to ATL 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 →