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Route Reliability

Atlanta → St. Louis

ATLSTL · 484 miles · Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport to St. Louis Lambert International Airport

83
Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
82%
Arrive within 15 minutes
4 min
Average arrival delay
1.6%
Cancelled
3,718
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

Ranked by on-time arrivals. Historical results, not predictions.

  1. 1.Delta Air Lines84%2,380 flights
  2. 2.Southwest Airlines81%1,153 flights
  3. 3.Frontier Airlines70%185 flights

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

ATL–STL flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 91% of the time, versus 72% between 6–9 PM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

ATL–STL flights arrived on time 89% of the time on Wednesdays. On Sundays: 77%.

Delta Air Lines runs this route best.

Delta Air Lines arrived on time 84% of the time on this route; Frontier Airlines managed 70%.

Best historical flights

Ranked by on-time arrivals, minimum 100 flights. Past performance, not a promise.

Top flights by on-time rate

More flights on this route

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon78%(556 flights)
  • Tue86%(505 flights)
  • Wed89%(509 flights)
  • Thu82%(566 flights)
  • Fri83%(548 flights)
  • Sat83%(408 flights)
  • Sun77%(558 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM91%(751 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM88%(620 flights)
  • 12–3 PM84%(593 flights)
  • 3–6 PM79%(669 flights)
  • 6–9 PM72%(635 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM77%(382 flights)
On-time trend by month
82%
May

Jun 75% → May 82% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202575%323
July 202579%346
August 202584%324
September 202593%316
October 202586%348
November 202582%275
December 202580%307
January 202684%266
February 202682%252
March 202678%275
April 202685%292
May 202682%326

Based on 3,718 historical flights, because apparently we checked. Historical flight data: U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics, June 2025 – May 2026. Data through May 2026. How we calculate this.