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Airport month · January 2026
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International in January 2026
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 January 2026, reporting carriers scheduled 24,595 domestic departures from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International (ATL). 74.9% left less than 15 minutes late and 74.3% reached their destination on time; 5.0% were cancelled.
Nationally that month, 75.6% of flights departed on time and 75.3% arrived on time, so ATL departures were 0.7 points below the national departure figure.
A year earlier, in January 2025, the airport had 23,881 departures with 73.5% leaving on time: a change of +1.4 points, with flights up 3%.
Flights arriving at ATL that month were on time 78.2% of the time (24,590 scheduled arrivals).
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, air carrier 48%, late-arriving aircraft 26% and national aviation system 20%.
- On time 74.3%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 20.5%
- Cancelled 5.0%
- Diverted 0.2%
January 2026 against a year earlier, the airport's year and the nation
| Measure | Jan 2026 | Jan 2025 | ATL, 12 months to Jul 2026 | All reported flights, Jan 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Departed on time | 74.9% | 73.5% | 77.1% | 75.6% |
| Arrived on time | 74.3% | 72.6% | 76.6% | 75.3% |
| Cancelled | 5.0% | 5.2% | 1.8% | 4.7% |
| Average departure delay (late minutes only) | 13.8 min | 17.4 min | 15.1 min | 16.7 min |
| Scheduled departures a day | 820 | 796 | 865 | 18,133 |
| Scheduled departures | 24,595 | 23,881 | 315,859 | 544,003 |
Airlines that month
| Reporting carrier | Flights | Share | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DL Delta Air Lines | 18,436 | 75% | 75.5% | 5.0 min | 4.8% |
| F9 Frontier Airlines | 1,518 | 6% | 60.3% | 24.9 min | 3.6% |
| WN Southwest Airlines | 1,486 | 6% | 84.9% | -2.3 min | 4.0% |
| OO SkyWest Airlines | 705 | 3% | 61.6% | 31.9 min | 9.9% |
| UA United Airlines | 547 | 2% | 79.9% | 0.6 min | 2.9% |
| AA American Airlines | 506 | 2% | 71.1% | 13.9 min | 7.7% |
| NK Spirit Airlines | 458 | 2% | 63.8% | 17.8 min | 6.8% |
| OH PSA Airlines | 272 | 1% | 69.1% | 7.1 min | 12.9% |
| YX Republic Airline | 238 | 1% | 76.9% | -2.9 min | 6.7% |
| B6 JetBlue Airways | 205 | 1% | 61.5% | 26.3 min | 8.3% |
| MQ Envoy Air | 138 | 1% | 65.2% | 12.9 min | 5.8% |
| AS Alaska Airlines | 86 | 0% | 66.3% | 11.1 min | 1.2% |
Busiest routes that month
| Route | Cities | Flights | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL–LGA | Atlanta to New York | 733 | 79.3% | -1.2 min | 5.5% |
| ATL–MCO | Atlanta to Orlando | 702 | 72.8% | 12.0 min | 2.8% |
| ATL–FLL | Atlanta to Fort Lauderdale | 676 | 64.2% | 15.5 min | 4.0% |
| ATL–DCA | Atlanta to Washington | 573 | 65.4% | 15.8 min | 8.4% |
| ATL–DFW | Atlanta to Dallas/Fort Worth | 555 | 65.8% | 14.6 min | 9.5% |
| ATL–MIA | Atlanta to Miami | 547 | 64.2% | 17.7 min | 3.1% |
| ATL–EWR | Atlanta to Newark | 514 | 71.2% | 6.1 min | 6.4% |
| ATL–TPA | Atlanta to Tampa | 503 | 71.6% | 10.4 min | 2.6% |
| ATL–ORD | Atlanta to Chicago | 445 | 67.0% | 17.9 min | 2.0% |
| ATL–DEN | Atlanta to Denver | 429 | 81.8% | 1.3 min | 3.0% |
| ATL–PHL | Atlanta to Philadelphia | 425 | 72.7% | 7.3 min | 6.6% |
| ATL–DTW | Atlanta to Detroit | 395 | 75.4% | 10.0 min | 2.5% |
By scheduled departure hour
Delay causes
Questions and answers
How many flights left ATL on time in January 2026?
74.9% of 24,595 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 74.3% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 75.6% and 75.3%.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
In January 2025, 73.5% of 23,881 departures left on time and 5.2% were cancelled, against 74.9% and 5.0% in January 2026.
Provenance
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for January 2026; 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.