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Airport month · August 2024
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International in August 2024
BTS: A flight is counted as on time if it arrived less than 15 minutes after its scheduled time. Only carriers with at least 0.5 percent of domestic scheduled passenger revenue report.
In August 2024, reporting carriers scheduled 29,480 domestic departures from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International (ATL). 78.7% left less than 15 minutes late and 78.6% reached their destination on time; 1.0% were cancelled.
Nationally that month, 75.4% of flights departed on time and 74.7% arrived on time, so ATL departures were 3.3 points above the national departure figure.
A year earlier, in August 2023, the airport had 29,431 departures with 72.7% leaving on time: a change of +6.0 points, with flights up 0%.
Flights arriving at ATL that month were on time 81.7% of the time (29,482 scheduled arrivals).
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, air carrier 46%, late-arriving aircraft 27% and national aviation system 24%.
- On time 78.6%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 20.1%
- Cancelled 1.0%
- Diverted 0.3%
August 2024 against a year earlier, the airport's year and the nation
| Measure | Aug 2024 | Aug 2023 | ATL, 12 months to Jul 2026 | All reported flights, Aug 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Departed on time | 78.7% | 72.7% | 77.1% | 75.4% |
| Arrived on time | 78.6% | 73.3% | 76.6% | 74.7% |
| Cancelled | 1.0% | 2.2% | 1.8% | 2.1% |
| Average departure delay (late minutes only) | 14.6 min | 19.2 min | 15.1 min | 18.4 min |
| Scheduled departures a day | 983 | 981 | 865 | 20,634 |
| Scheduled departures | 29,480 | 29,431 | 315,859 | 619,025 |
Airlines that month
| Reporting carrier | Flights | Share | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DL Delta Air Lines | 20,187 | 68% | 80.1% | 5.0 min | 0.4% |
| WN Southwest Airlines | 2,596 | 9% | 81.2% | 3.2 min | 1.5% |
| 9E Endeavor Air | 1,920 | 7% | 85.3% | -1.8 min | 2.0% |
| F9 Frontier Airlines | 1,035 | 4% | 58.1% | 26.9 min | 3.5% |
| NK Spirit Airlines | 887 | 3% | 64.9% | 19.7 min | 3.8% |
| AA American Airlines | 738 | 3% | 69.5% | 27.2 min | 3.3% |
| UA United Airlines | 686 | 2% | 76.8% | 9.7 min | 2.6% |
| OO SkyWest Airlines | 685 | 2% | 78.1% | 13.0 min | 0.7% |
| B6 JetBlue Airways | 238 | 1% | 56.7% | 33.2 min | 8.4% |
| OH PSA Airlines | 199 | 1% | 68.8% | 26.5 min | 4.0% |
| AS Alaska Airlines | 153 | 1% | 76.5% | 1.3 min | 2.0% |
| YX Republic Airline | 102 | 0% | 76.5% | 28.0 min | 5.9% |
Busiest routes that month
| Route | Cities | Flights | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL–LGA | Atlanta to New York | 710 | 70.8% | 15.2 min | 4.2% |
| ATL–MCO | Atlanta to Orlando | 707 | 66.9% | 19.0 min | 1.7% |
| ATL–DFW | Atlanta to Dallas/Fort Worth | 593 | 74.7% | 12.4 min | 0.5% |
| ATL–FLL | Atlanta to Fort Lauderdale | 587 | 68.5% | 20.1 min | 2.2% |
| ATL–DCA | Atlanta to Washington | 564 | 73.4% | 15.6 min | 1.8% |
| ATL–TPA | Atlanta to Tampa | 552 | 72.6% | 14.2 min | 2.2% |
| ATL–BWI | Atlanta to Baltimore | 540 | 69.8% | 16.9 min | 2.0% |
| ATL–PHL | Atlanta to Philadelphia | 521 | 66.0% | 24.5 min | 1.9% |
| ATL–EWR | Atlanta to Newark | 519 | 65.3% | 29.3 min | 5.8% |
| ATL–DEN | Atlanta to Denver | 518 | 81.1% | 2.5 min | 0.4% |
| ATL–MIA | Atlanta to Miami | 512 | 65.2% | 15.5 min | 3.3% |
| ATL–ORD | Atlanta to Chicago | 512 | 67.4% | 17.9 min | 2.1% |
By scheduled departure hour
Delay causes
Questions and answers
How many flights left ATL on time in August 2024?
78.7% of 29,480 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 78.6% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 75.4% and 74.7%.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
In August 2023, 72.7% of 29,431 departures left on time and 2.2% were cancelled, against 78.7% and 1.0% in August 2024.
Provenance
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for August 2024; public domain. Domestic scheduled flights by reporting carriers, totals and averages only. The site's data runs through July 2026. Full record for ATL · methodology · corrections.