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Route Reliability

Los Angeles → Atlanta

LAX–ATL · 1,947 miles · Los Angeles International Airport to Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport

80
Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
77%
Arrive within 15 minutes
10 min
Average arrival delay
1.1%
Cancelled
5,090
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

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

  1. 1.Spirit Airlines84%330 flights
  2. 2.Delta Air Lines81%3,871 flights
  3. 3.American Airlines68%379 flights
  4. 4.Frontier Airlines56%510 flights

What the data says

The 3–6 AM departure wins.

LAX–ATL flights departing between 3–6 AM arrived on time 94% of the time, versus 52% between 12–3 AM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

LAX–ATL flights arrived on time 82% of the time on Wednesdays. On Sundays: 74%.

Spirit Airlines has a clear lead on this route.

Spirit Airlines arrived on time 84% of the time on this route; Frontier Airlines managed 56%.

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
  • Mon77%(745 flights)
  • Tue77%(690 flights)
  • Wed82%(682 flights)
  • Thu81%(743 flights)
  • Fri76%(725 flights)
  • Sat75%(677 flights)
  • Sun74%(757 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 12–3 AM52%(23 flights)
  • 3–6 AM94%(32 flights)
  • 6–9 AM85%(1105 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM77%(1049 flights)
  • 12–3 PM75%(1099 flights)
  • 3–6 PM83%(334 flights)
  • 6–9 PM—(1 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM72%(1376 flights)
On-time trend by month
79%
May

Jun 66% → May 79% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202566%490
July 202574%492
August 202582%476
September 202589%454
October 202585%423
November 202576%419
December 202573%436
January 202673%354
February 202679%323
March 202672%350
April 202682%378
May 202679%424

Same trip, other airports

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Based on 5,090 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.