ATL to CMH flight delays

ATL CMH Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta to John Glenn Columbus · 447 miles

9,484 flights were scheduled from ATL to CMH over July 2023 through June 2026. Of the 9,389 that made the trip, 81.7% reached the gate less than 15 minutes behind schedule. These are arrival figures: “on time” means the flight reached the gate less than 15 minutes behind schedule. Arrivals are what decide whether you make the connection, so route and airline pages are scored on them rather than on pushback.

Data through June 2026 · Bureau of Transportation Statistics

The route in brief

Flights in the window
9,484
Arrived on time
81.7%
Cancelled
0.9%
Scheduled distance
447 miles

Cancellations are counted against everything scheduled. Diverted flights are counted with them rather than as very late arrivals, which is why the on-time share and the cancellation rate do not add up to everything that happened.

Airline by airline

Airlines with at least 100 flights on ATL–CMH, busiest first. Same route, same weather, same air traffic — which makes this the fairest comparison on the site.

Airline Arrived on time Typical delay Cancelled Flights
Delta Air Lines 82.7% 58 min 1% 7,449
Southwest Airlines 80.1% 52 min 0.3% 1,801
Frontier Airlines 55.8% 65 min 2.8% 142

Month by month

July was the month to avoid on ATL–CMH: 70.3% of flights arrived on time, against 89.7% in October. Each bar pools three years of that calendar month.

Share of flights that arrived on time, by calendar month. Best month in green, worst in amber. The hairline sits at the overall rate, 81.7%.
Arrival on-time share, ATL to CMH, by calendar month
Month Share flights that arrived on time Flights
January 79.5% 717
February 82.3% 655
March 83.5% 737
April 83.5% 769
May 76.8% 833
June 79.1% 851
July 70.3% 881
August 80.6% 858
September 85.2% 803
October 89.7% 839
November 88.8% 765
December 82.3% 776

Both ends of the route

A route’s record is built out of two airports’ habits. The hour-by-hour grid for each is on its own page.

ATL to CMH in one number

ATL → CMH

When a flight on this route was late, it was late by about 57 min.

July 2023–June 2026 · 9,484 flights

81.7% of flights arrived on time

Questions about ATL to CMH

Which airline is most reliable from ATL to CMH?
Delta Air Lines — its flights on this pairing arrived on time 82.7% of the time, with 7,449 scheduled. Frontier Airlines came in at 55.8% over 142 scheduled. Airlines with fewer than 100 flights on the route are not rated.
What is the worst month to fly ATL to CMH?
July, at 70.3% of arrivals on time, with 881 flights scheduled. October was the best of the year at 89.7%.
How late are ATL–CMH flights when they are late?
57 min on average, counting only the flights that arrived 15 minutes or more behind schedule. The on-time flights are left out of that average on purpose — mixing them in would flatter it.
How often is the ATL to CMH flight cancelled?
0.9% of scheduled flights on this route were cancelled, July 2023 through June 2026. Diverted flights are counted with the cancellations rather than as late arrivals.
Are these departure or arrival numbers?
Arrival. A flight counts as on time here if it reached the gate at CMH less than 15 minutes behind schedule. Airport pages score departures instead, because that is the number you can act on when you pick a booking time.