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Route Reliability

LEX → Atlanta

LEX–ATL · 304 miles · LEX Airport to Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport

87
Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
87%
Arrive within 15 minutes
6 min early
Average arrival delay
1.8%
Cancelled
2,334
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Delta Air Lines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 87% of the time across 2,334 flights. No comparison to make.

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

LEX–ATL flights departing between 3–6 AM arrived on time 97% of the time, versus 79% between 6–9 PM.

Skip Monday if you can.

LEX–ATL flights arrived on time 91% of the time on Wednesdays. On Mondays: 82%.

Ticking up lately.

LEX–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
  • Mon82%(343 flights)
  • Tue85%(321 flights)
  • Wed91%(316 flights)
  • Thu89%(339 flights)
  • Fri87%(343 flights)
  • Sat87%(289 flights)
  • Sun85%(338 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM97%(88 flights)
  • 6–9 AM91%(628 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM91%(357 flights)
  • 12–3 PM85%(412 flights)
  • 3–6 PM81%(531 flights)
  • 6–9 PM79%(273 flights)
On-time trend by month
87%
May

Jun 76% → May 87% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202576%198
July 202585%197
August 202590%197
September 202596%192
October 202592%201
November 202587%178
December 202578%192
January 202688%156
February 202684%167
March 202683%205
April 202691%200
May 202687%206

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Based on 2,334 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.