SNA to ATL flight delays
Santa Ana, CA (SNA) Atlanta, GA (ATL) · 1,919 miles
1,047 flights · January 2025 – August 2026 · US Bureau of Transportation Statistics
81.15%
Arrived on time
Within 15 minutes of schedule
1.05%
Cancelled
Share of scheduled flights
112 min
When late, late by
Average across delayed arrivals
22 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 112 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 two directions do not behave alike. ATL to SNA arrives on time 5.7 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.
The Santa Ana to Atlanta route sits close to the middle of the record — neither notably punctual nor notably late.
Which airline should you fly on this route?
Over January 2025 – August 2026, Delta Air Lines arrived on time most often on SNA to ATL. Flights ran closest to schedule in April and worst in December.
Every airline on SNA 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 | 1,047 | 81.15% | 1.05% | 112 min | C |
Month by month
Share of flights that arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, by month flown.
The return leg
ATL to SNA Atlanta back to Santa Ana 75.41% on time COther routes from Santa Ana
Common questions
Are flights from Santa Ana to Atlanta usually delayed?
81.15% of flights on the SNA 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 airlines fly from Santa Ana to Atlanta?
Only Delta Air Lines appears in the published record on this route, with 1,047 flights and 81.15% arriving on time.
How often are SNA to ATL flights cancelled?
1.05% of scheduled flights did not operate — about 11 in every thousand. That is in the normal range.
What is the best month to fly Santa Ana to Atlanta?
April, when 88.3% of flights arrived on time. The worst was December at 71.8%.
When SNA to ATL flights are late, how late are they?
About 112 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 SNA 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 →