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ATL vs MEM - Airport Comparison

Select two airports to compare on-time performance, delays, cancellations, and top routes using U.S. Department of Transportation Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) data (2020–2025) across all 50 states. See our methodology for how metrics are computed.

Airport A
ATL

Atlanta, GA

Atlanta, Georgia

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Airport B
MEM

Memphis, TN

Memphis, Tennessee

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Key Performance Metrics

BTS on-time performance data, 2020–2025 cumulative.

Metric ATL MEM
On-Time Rate (higher is better) 83.7% 81.3%
Avg Delay (lower is better) 72.9 min 76.2 min
Delay Rate (lower is better) 16.3% 18.7%
Cancellation Rate (lower is better) 0.79% 1.26%
Total Flights 3,758,561 251,985
Delayed Flights 613,025 47,238
Cancelled Flights 29,771 3,171
Top Delay Cause Carrier Carrier

✓ / ▲ indicates the more favorable value. Data: BTS On-Time Performance, 2020–2025.

Delay Cause Breakdown

ATL - Atlanta, GA

Carrier 46.8%
Late Aircraft 27.2%
NAS 19.4%
Weather 6.4%
Security 0.2%

MEM - Memphis, TN

Carrier 38.2%
Late Aircraft 35.7%
NAS 19.3%
Weather 6.7%
Security 0.2%

Top Routes

Top routes from ATL

Route Flights On-Time
MCO → ATL
Atlanta
47,291 78.1%
ATL → MCO
Orlando
47,234 76.2%
FLL → ATL
Atlanta
42,458 77.5%
ATL → FLL
Fort Lauderdale
42,441 77.2%
ATL → LGA
New York
42,079 80.8%
LGA → ATL
Atlanta
42,078 82.2%

Top routes from MEM

Route Flights On-Time
MEM → ATL
Atlanta
19,015 88.6%
ATL → MEM
Memphis
19,001 84.1%
MEM → DFW
Dallas/Fort Worth
14,035 75.6%
DFW → MEM
Memphis
14,025 74.6%
MEM → CLT
Charlotte
11,047 83.5%
CLT → MEM
Memphis
11,046 79.1%

Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), On-Time Performance Data (2020–2025) Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), On-Time Performance Data (2020–2025) On-time rates exclude cancelled and diverted flights. PlainFlights is not affiliated with BTS or the DOT

Every figure on PlainFlights is rendered directly from BTS On-Time Performance data, no number is typed in by an editor. This tool queries live on-time, delay, and cancellation figures for the two selected airports from the dataset. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.