Route Reliability

Route reliability

West Palm Beach/Palm Beach (DJT) to Atlanta (ATL): which airline is most on time?

On-time arrivals, cancellations and long delays for every airline that reported nonstop flights from West Palm Beach/Palm Beach, FL (DJT) to Atlanta, GA (ATL), September 2025 to August 2026.

Historical performance Official DOT data through August 2026 · Not live flight status

West Palm Beach/Palm Beach, FLAtlanta, GA

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Three-letter airport codes, nonstop U.S. domestic flights. One direction at a time.

Route at a glance · September 2025 to August 2026

DJT to ATL

West Palm Beach/Palm Beach, FL to Atlanta, GA

On time
80.6%vs 75.6% U.S. average Better than average
Cancelled
1.6%vs 1.9% U.S. average About average
60+ min late
6.6%vs 8.1% U.S. average Better than average
Scheduled flights
3,772in 12 months2 airlines
Most reliable airline
Delta Air Lines81.5% on time · 3,699 flights

On time more often than the U.S. average, with a typical cancellation rate.

Compared with all U.S. flights, September 2025 to August 2026. “About average” means within 1.5 points for on time, 0.3 for cancelled and 1 for 60+ minutes late.

Airlines on this route

Ranked by on-time arrival

Airlines from DJT to ATL, September 2025 to August 2026. Rates are shares of all scheduled flights.
Airline On time Cancelled 60+ min late Avg delay when late Diverted Flights
1. Delta Air Lines Most reliable 81.5% 1.6% 6.2% 65 min 0.1% 3,699
2. Frontier Airlines 38.4% 2.7% 28.8% 108 min 0.0% 73

On time = arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. Avg delay when late = average arrival delay of flights 15+ minutes late. "Most reliable" needs at least 300 flights in 12 months. Tap a heading to sort.

What this means

Delta Air Lines has the strongest record on this route.

  • Delta Air Lines had the best on-time record from West Palm Beach/Palm Beach (DJT) to Atlanta (ATL): 81.5% of its 3,699 scheduled flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, compared with 38.4% for Frontier Airlines.
  • 1.6% of flights on this route were cancelled (about 1 in 63), about the same as the U.S. average of 1.9%.
  • 6.6% of flights, about 1 in 15, arrived an hour or more late. When a flight was late (15+ minutes), the average arrival delay was 68 min.
  • Overall, 80.6% of flights on this route arrived on time, 5.0 points higher than the U.S. average of 75.6%.
  • Over the last 3 years, October was the most reliable month on this route (90.3% on time) and July the least reliable (75.0%).
  • Cancellations peaked in July, when 3.0% of flights were cancelled.
  • Flights scheduled to depart 6 am to 7 am were the most punctual (93.7% on time); flights scheduled to depart 1 pm to 2 pm were the least (66.9%).
  • In the other direction, Atlanta (ATL) to West Palm Beach/Palm Beach (DJT), 74.1% of flights were on time and 1.6% were cancelled. Compare airlines ATL to DJT.

Best and worst months to fly DJT to ATL

Jan 81.3%
Feb 83.2%
Mar 78.4%
Apr 83.7%
May 81.2%
Jun 80.7%
Jul 75.0%
Aug 77.3%
Sep 86.9%
Oct 90.3%
Nov 90.3%
Dec 83.1%
Share of scheduled flights on time 12-month average 80.6%
All airlines combined, by calendar month, September 2023 to August 2026 (3 years pooled). Scale starts at zero.
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PeriodOn timeFlights
January 81.3% 965
February 83.2% 936
March 78.4% 1,093
April 83.7% 1,062
May 81.2% 1,084
June 80.7% 1,004
July 75.0% 1,015
August 77.3% 952
September 86.9% 911
October 90.3% 960
November 90.3% 924
December 83.1% 981

Month by month, last 12 months

Sep 86.2%
Oct 86.1%
Nov 84.8%
Dec 78.1%
Jan 82.6%
Feb 79.0%
Mar 72.3%
Apr 78.3%
May 84.5%
Jun 86.3%
Jul 77.3%
Aug 73.4%
Share of scheduled flights on time U.S. average 75.6%
All airlines combined, September 2025 to August 2026. Scale starts at zero.
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PeriodOn timeFlights
Sep 2025 86.2% 282
Oct 2025 86.1% 303
Nov 2025 84.8% 309
Dec 2025 78.1% 320
Jan 2026 82.6% 317
Feb 2026 79.0% 305
Mar 2026 72.3% 347
Apr 2026 78.3% 337
May 2026 84.5% 341
Jun 2026 86.3% 306
Jul 2026 77.3% 308
Aug 2026 73.4% 297

Best and worst departure times

6a 93.7%
7a 91.2%
8a 89.9%
9a 89.8%
10a 86.7%
11a 83.5%
12p 72.4%
1p 66.9%
2p 74.8%
3p 72.2%
4p 68.3%
5p 83.0%
6p 70.9%
7p 73.4%
Share of scheduled flights on time
By scheduled local departure hour at DJT, September 2025 to August 2026. Hours with no scheduled flights are omitted. Scale starts at zero.
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PeriodOn timeFlights
Departing 6 am to 7 am 93.7% 365
Departing 7 am to 8 am 91.2% 354
Departing 8 am to 9 am 89.9% 365
Departing 9 am to 10 am 89.8% 364
Departing 10 am to 11 am 86.7% 113
Departing 11 am to noon 83.5% 339
Departing noon to 1 pm 72.4% 293
Departing 1 pm to 2 pm 66.9% 154
Departing 2 pm to 3 pm 74.8% 282
Departing 3 pm to 4 pm 72.2% 151
Departing 4 pm to 5 pm 68.3% 356
Departing 5 pm to 6 pm 83.0% 53
Departing 6 pm to 7 pm 70.9% 361
Departing 7 pm to 8 pm 73.4% 222
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Sources & data dates

Source
U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance (1987-present)
Period
September 2025 to August 2026 (12 months); month-of-year patterns September 2023 to August 2026
Data through
August 2026
Processed
2026-11-03
Scope
Nonstop scheduled flights from West Palm Beach/Palm Beach, FL (DJT) to Atlanta, GA (ATL), one direction. Airlines that report to the DOT only.
Method
Rates use all scheduled flights as the denominator; cancelled and diverted flights count as not on time. Figures based on fewer than 50 scheduled flights are suppressed. Full methodology.

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