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Route Reliability

Columbus → Atlanta

CMHATL · 447 miles · John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport

86
Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
86%
Arrive within 15 minutes
0 min
Average arrival delay
1.7%
Cancelled
3,199
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 Lines88%2,703 flights
  2. 2.Southwest Airlines84%332 flights
  3. 3.Frontier Airlines53%127 flights

Not enough history to rank: Spirit Airlines (37 flights). We rank airlines only after 100 flights on the route.

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

CMH–ATL flights departing between 9 AM–12 PM arrived on time 91% of the time, versus 78% between 6–9 PM.

Monday is the weak spot.

CMH–ATL flights arrived on time 93% of the time on Wednesdays. On Mondays: 79%.

Delta Air Lines has a clear lead on this route.

Delta Air Lines arrived on time 88% of the time on this route; Frontier Airlines managed 53%.

Ticking up lately.

CMH–ATL flights arrived on time 87% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 83% in the three months before that.

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
  • Mon79%(500 flights)
  • Tue88%(420 flights)
  • Wed93%(412 flights)
  • Thu89%(468 flights)
  • Fri86%(487 flights)
  • Sat86%(371 flights)
  • Sun82%(476 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM90%(1002 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM91%(475 flights)
  • 12–3 PM83%(750 flights)
  • 3–6 PM86%(468 flights)
  • 6–9 PM78%(439 flights)
On-time trend by month
88%
May

Jun 83% → May 88% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202583%298
July 202582%296
August 202588%289
September 202594%276
October 202589%292
November 202588%250
December 202578%250
January 202684%221
February 202686%214
March 202681%238
April 202692%246
May 202688%264

Based on 3,199 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.