SRQ to ATL flight delays
SRQ ATL Sarasota Bradenton to Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta · 444 miles
7,574 flights were scheduled from SRQ to ATL over July 2023 through June 2026. Of the 7,412 that made the trip, 87.3% 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
- 7,574
- Arrived on time
- 87.3%
- Cancelled
- 2%
- Scheduled distance
- 444 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 SRQ–ATL, 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 | 87.6% | 85 min | 2% | 6,696 |
| Southwest Airlines | 84.9% | 57 min | 1.7% | 878 |
Month by month
July was the month to avoid on SRQ–ATL: 80.2% of flights arrived on time, against 93.4% in October. Each bar pools three years of that calendar month.
| Month | Share flights that arrived on time | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| January | 86.7% | 624 |
| February | 89.1% | 606 |
| March | 84.1% | 727 |
| April | 88.9% | 665 |
| May | 83.2% | 660 |
| June | 88.1% | 605 |
| July | 80.2% | 660 |
| August | 84.1% | 598 |
| September | 92.3% | 569 |
| October | 93.4% | 614 |
| November | 91.3% | 588 |
| December | 88% | 658 |
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.
SRQ to ATL in one number
SRQ → ATL
When a flight on this route was late, it was late by about 81 min.
Questions about SRQ to ATL
- Which airline is most reliable from SRQ to ATL?
- Delta Air Lines — its flights on this pairing arrived on time 87.6% of the time, with 6,696 scheduled. Southwest Airlines came in at 84.9% over 878 scheduled. Airlines with fewer than 100 flights on the route are not rated.
- What is the worst month to fly SRQ to ATL?
- July, at 80.2% of arrivals on time, with 660 flights scheduled. October was the best of the year at 93.4%.
- How late are SRQ–ATL flights when they are late?
- 81 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 SRQ to ATL flight cancelled?
- 2% 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 ATL 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.