Route · SBN → ATL · 2020–2025 BTS data
South Bend to Atlanta
The SBN–ATL corridor (South Bend, IN → Atlanta, GA) runs ahead of the national average, served by 8 carriers across roughly 566 miles.
Data updated 2026-06-13
- 84.3%
- On-time
- +5.3 pts
- vs US avg
- 96 min
- Delay when late
- 5,691
- Flights
Cancelled
1.2%
Best Month
Nov 2024 90%
Worst Month
Jan 2024 54%
Distance
566 mi
Carriers
8
Monthly Performance
Recent 24 months of route data.
| Period | Flights | Delayed | Cancelled | Diverted | Carriers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2025 | 88 | 31 | 1 | 1 | OO |
| Nov 2025 | 84 | 17 | 8 | 1 | OO |
| Oct 2025 | 88 | 10 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Sep 2025 | 81 | 9 | 0 | 0 | OO,DL |
| Aug 2025 | 87 | 15 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Jul 2025 | 88 | 21 | 0 | 1 | OO |
| Jun 2025 | 87 | 21 | 0 | 2 | OO |
| May 2025 | 93 | 21 | 2 | 0 | OO |
| Apr 2025 | 90 | 14 | 1 | 1 | OO |
| Mar 2025 | 91 | 14 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Feb 2025 | 78 | 20 | 1 | 0 | OO |
| Jan 2025 | 89 | 24 | 3 | 0 | OO,UA |
| Dec 2024 | 88 | 22 | 0 | 1 | OO |
| Nov 2024 | 86 | 9 | 0 | 1 | OO,9E |
| Oct 2024 | 89 | 10 | 1 | 0 | OO |
| Sep 2024 | 82 | 10 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Aug 2024 | 85 | 11 | 1 | 0 | OO |
| Jul 2024 | 85 | 30 | 2 | 1 | OO |
| Jun 2024 | 84 | 16 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| May 2024 | 88 | 27 | 1 | 0 | OO |
| Apr 2024 | 86 | 12 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Mar 2024 | 89 | 12 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Feb 2024 | 82 | 15 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Jan 2024 | 85 | 39 | 4 | 1 | 9E,OO |
Cancellation Rate
1.2%
25 of 2,073 flights
Diversion Rate
0.5%
10 of 2,073 flights
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SBN - South Bend
Full on-time, delay-cause, and seasonal performance for South Bend, IN.
Origin airport →ATL - Atlanta
Full on-time, delay-cause, and seasonal performance for Atlanta, GA.
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What the Data Says About SBN to ATL
Bureau of Transportation Statistics records show South Bend to Atlanta (SBN to ATL) running a 84.3% on-time rate over 5,691 tracked flights, on the stronger end of a typical domestic pairing. When flights do run late, the average delay is 95.8 minutes. The 566-mile corridor is served by 8 carriers, and over the last 24 months 1.2% of 2,073 flights were cancelled, 0.5% diverted.
The monthly split is wide on this route: Nov 2024 posted the strongest performance at 90% on-time, while Jan 2024 came in at just 54% - a 35-point swing worth factoring into travel timing.
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Data source
Data Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), On-Time Performance Data. Statistics reflect cumulative performance across all available reporting periods.
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