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Route · 12 months to July 2026
Greer to Atlanta: on-time record
Greenville-Spartanburg International to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International
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. Data through July 2026; this is a monthly history, not live flight status.
In the 12 months to July 2026, reporting carriers scheduled 2,819 flights from Greer (GSP) to Atlanta (ATL), a distance of 153 miles. 88.6% of them arrived within 15 minutes of schedule.
That is 12.6 points above the national on-time share of 76.0% for the same period and 9.7 points above the 78.9% recorded for all departures from GSP. Flights that did arrive were 5.0 minutes early on average, and 1.6% of scheduled flights were cancelled (national: 1.8%).
Delta Air Lines is the only reporting carrier on the route, with 2,819 flights in the period.
By scheduled departure hour (local time at GSP), flights leaving from 5 am to 6 am had the highest on-time share, 95.3%; those leaving from 7 pm to 8 pm had the lowest, 81.3%.
The on-time share is up 0.7 points on the previous 12 months (87.9%); cancellations moved from 0.9% to 1.6%.
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category on this route, late-arriving aircraft 45%, air carrier 31% and national aviation system 21%.
- On time 88.6%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 9.6%
- Cancelled 1.6%
- Diverted 0.1%
Airlines on the route compared
| Reporting carrier | Flights | Share | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DL Delta Air Lines | 2,819 | 100% | 88.6% | -5.0 min | 1.6% |
Carriers with at least 24 flights in the 12 months to July 2026. The on-time pill is green when a carrier is at or above the route's overall share. Regional carriers operate flights sold under larger airlines' brands; BTS lists the carrier that operated the flight.
Compared with the airports and the nation
| Measure | GSP to ATL | All departures from GSP | All arrivals at ATL | All reported flights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arrived on time | 88.6% | 78.9% | 80.7% | 76.0% |
| Arrived 15+ minutes late | 9.6% | 18.1% | 17.1% | 21.9% |
| Cancelled | 1.6% | 2.7% | 1.9% | 1.8% |
| Diverted | 0.1% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% |
| Average arrival delay | -5.0 min | 5.1 min | 3.1 min | 8.1 min |
| Delay minutes per 100 flights | 862 | 1,550 | 1,420 | 1,684 |
| Scheduled flights | 2,819 | 14,201 | 315,841 | 7,043,858 |
12 months to July 2026. Delay minutes count late arrivals only (an early arrival is zero), so the per-100-flights row is a normalised total rather than an average of early and late.
The return direction, ATL to GSP, recorded 82.4% on time across 2,818 flights in the same period.
Month by month
Year on year: on time 88.6% against 87.9% (+0.7 pts), cancelled 1.6% against 0.9%, flights 2,819 against 2,868.
By scheduled departure hour
Delay causes
Seasonality
| Calendar month | Flights | On time | Cancelled | Avg arrival delay | Years in sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 694 | 86.0% | 4.3% | -5.3 min | 3 |
| Feb | 670 | 92.5% | 0.6% | -8.9 min | 3 |
| Mar | 775 | 88.3% | 0.9% | -3.8 min | 3 |
| Apr | 744 | 92.7% | 0.7% | -8.8 min | 3 |
| May | 776 | 84.5% | 0.8% | 2.5 min | 3 |
| Jun | 739 | 85.4% | 0.8% | 0.6 min | 3 |
| Jul | 755 | 81.5% | 2.5% | 4.7 min | 3 |
| Aug | 777 | 88.4% | 0.9% | -2.7 min | 3 |
| Sep | 730 | 91.8% | 0.5% | -6.0 min | 3 |
| Oct | 762 | 92.5% | 0.0% | -5.6 min | 3 |
| Nov | 730 | 94.0% | 0.8% | -10.3 min | 3 |
| Dec | 709 | 89.7% | 0.4% | -5.9 min | 3 |
Each calendar month summed across the 36 months on file, so most rows combine three years. The pill compares the month with the route's own 12-month share.
Other routes from Greer (GSP)
| Route | Cities | Flights | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GSP–ORD | Greer to Chicago | 1,813 | 73.0% | 7.4 min | 4.0% |
| GSP–CLT | Greer to Charlotte | 1,504 | 81.5% | 6.2 min | 2.5% |
| GSP–DFW | Greer to Dallas/Fort Worth | 1,177 | 72.9% | 14.3 min | 2.9% |
| GSP–DCA | Greer to Washington | 1,017 | 62.7% | 23.0 min | 4.7% |
| GSP–LGA | Greer to New York | 927 | 70.9% | 13.4 min | 5.4% |
| GSP–EWR | Greer to Newark | 776 | 82.0% | -1.1 min | 4.6% |
| GSP–MIA | Greer to Miami | 726 | 79.2% | 5.7 min | 1.2% |
| GSP–BWI | Greer to Baltimore | 719 | 88.6% | -2.9 min | 1.5% |
All 22 routes and the airport record for GSP · airport record for ATL
Questions and answers
How often are flights from Greer to Atlanta on time?
88.6% of the 2,819 flights scheduled from GSP to ATL in the 12 months to July 2026 arrived less than 15 minutes after their scheduled time. The national share for the same period was 76.0%. Cancelled and diverted flights count as not on time.
Which airline has the highest on-time share from GSP to ATL?
Delta Air Lines is the only reporting carrier with at least 60 flights on the route in the period, so there is no comparison to make.
What causes delays between Greer and Atlanta?
For flights that arrived 15 or more minutes late, carriers attributed the delay minutes as follows: late-arriving aircraft 45%, air carrier 31%, national aviation system 21%, extreme weather 4%, security 0%. The categories are the carriers' own reports to BTS; weather that slows the wider system is usually recorded under the National Aviation System rather than extreme weather.
What time of day has the highest on-time share from GSP?
Flights scheduled to leave GSP from 5 am to 6 am arrived on time 95.3% of the time, the highest of any hour with enough flights to compare. The lowest was 7 pm to 8 pm at 81.3%. Delays tend to build through the day as late aircraft carry over to later flights.
Is it getting better?
The on-time share for the 12 months to July 2026 was 88.6%, up 0.7 points on the previous 12 months (87.9%). The monthly chart on this page shows each of the last 36 months. Across those months, November had the highest on-time share (94.0%) and July the lowest (81.5%).
Where does this data come from?
Every figure is computed from the Bureau of Transportation Statistics Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance files, which list each scheduled domestic flight by the carriers required to report. This page covers August 2023 to July 2026. It shows totals and averages only; it is not a live flight-status service.
Provenance
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance (1987 to present), monthly files August 2023 to July 2026, a US government work in the public domain. Figures are totals and averages over all scheduled flights by reporting carriers on the route; no individual flight or aircraft is identified. Times are local to the departure airport. The load factor and passenger counts from the BTS T-100 series are not included in this edition. See the methodology; report processing errors through corrections.