ATL Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport
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AtlantaHartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport03:15·23°C·#1/327
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+168 min

Atlanta (ATL) airport average departure delay right now

Departures +168 min, arrivals +159 min. No cancellations across 16 tracked flights. Weather risk is also high; check the current conditions and forecast below.

Hour by hour
03:00today +168 min heavy

Drag. Solid bars are observed. Hatched bars are expected.

Atlanta (ATL) delays today: departures are running +168 min and arrivals +159 min, across 16 flights tracked so far. No cancellations have been recorded. Source: official airport boards, METAR weather, Pro Flight Search tracking. Updated 12 September 2026 at 06:43 UTC.

Arrivals12 timed
On time33%4
Delayed67%8
typical now +159 min
On the boardDeparturesfull board ↗
22:55 03:16F9 1670RDU +261 min
04:308C 3348AFW on time
04:40KE 285YYZ on time
05:10F9 1004PHL on time
05:30UA 6194IAD on time
05:50QR 8081DOH on time
06:00AA 2770DFW on time
06:00AA 3270PHL on time

Posted times are still moving today. Treat the latest board time as provisional and confirm with your airline.

Arrivalsfull board ↗
22:44 03:08F9 1442ORD +264 min
22:47 03:31DL 832DCA +284 min
01:01 03:26F9 1157EWR +145 min
02:22 03:45QR 8080JFK +83 min
03:39F9 1549JAX on time
04:33 04:52CI 5346SFO +19 min
05:50F9 1448SFO Cancelled
Running late right now8 of 41 still on the board · 20%
+284
DL 832 from DCA · arr 03:31
A +284 min push, well beyond this airport's typical day.
+264
F9 1442 from ORD · arr 03:08
A +264 min push, well beyond this airport's typical day.
+261
F9 1670 → RDU · dep 03:16
A +261 min push, well beyond this airport's typical day.
+145
F9 1157 from EWR · arr 03:26
A +145 min push, well beyond this airport's typical day.
In the air to ATLlive positions · 3-min feed
15aircraft inbound · next to land DL 832 from DCA, lands ~03:25
DL 832DCA
lands ~03:25
F9 1157EWR
lands ~03:25
QR 8080JFK
lands ~03:49
DL 417LAS
lands ~04:19

Positions as of 03:09 local · updates every 3 min. Tap any flight to watch it on its own page.

Airlines by median delay todaymedian · min 3 legs
F9Frontier+39m
What's driving it
🌥 Low visibility (IFR) 60%
Peak-bank schedule pressure 40%

Relative share of the tracked signals.

Why5 kt S winds, Overcast at 600 ft. Conditions like these add about 0 pts of delay risk at ATL in our weather × delay record.
Disruption#1 most disrupted airport we track right now →
Weather window Forecast (TAF) ⛈️ 06–12 Conditions worsen in that window, clearing after 12:00 per the TAF.
Last 30 days

Today is the worst day of the last 30. Median day: +14 min departures.

Typical week here
+20
MON
+20
TUE
+15
WED
+21
THU
+27
FRI
+30
SAT
+22
SUN

Last 90 days: lightest on Wednesday (+15 min), heaviest on Saturday (+30 min).

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Sample · what you getATL went yellow · departures now +34 min and building · 19:40 local. Weather clears after 03:00. → proflightsearch.com/airport-delays/atlanta-ATL

Atlanta airport delays today

ATL is running heavy delays today. A typical departure is currently +168 min. Arrivals are +159 min. Cancellations: 0 of 16 tracked flights. No upcoming hour is expected near schedule. The least bad looks like 14:00, still +20 min. The terminal forecast includes Winds Variable at 3kt, Vis greater than 6sm, Broken layer at 600ft, Broken layer at 1500ft.

Nearby gateways: BHM AVL BNA SAV CLT CHS · Global delay board · Nonstop routes from Atlanta

Is Atlanta (ATL) delayed right now?

ATL is running heavy delays today. Departures +168 min, arrivals +159 min. No cancellations across 16 tracked flights. Weather risk is also high; check the current conditions and forecast below.

What is the current weather at Atlanta (ATL)?

Winds S-170 at 5kt, Vis 7sm, Temp 23°C, Dew 22°C, Alt 29.99 inHg, Overcast layer at 600ft. 23°C. wind 5 kt. visibility >10 km. flight rules IFR.

What is the best day to fly from Atlanta (ATL)?

Over the last 90 days, Wednesday averaged the lightest departure delays (+15 min). Saturday ran heaviest (+30 min).

How often are flights delayed at ATL today?

We tracked 16 flights today: departures +168 min, arrivals +159 min. No cancellations are recorded in the tracked sample.

What is the TAF forecast for ATL?

The next TAF period (IFR) forecasts: Winds Variable at 3kt, Vis greater than 6sm, Broken layer at 600ft, Broken layer at 1500ft.

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How we measure this →
Technical · METAR, flight rules & indexes
IFRRight now instrument (IFR), but the forecast (TAF) below reaches low-instrument conditions ahead: bigger delays and diversions become likely.
Wind170° 5 kt
Visibility>10 km
Ceiling600 ft
Temp / dew23 / 22 °C
Pressure1016 hPa
KATL 120652Z 17005KT 7SM OVC006 23/22 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP144 CIG 004V008 T02280222 $
02:00 to 06:00IFRWinds Variable at 3kt, Vis greater than 6sm, Broken layer at 600ft, Broken layer at 1500ft
06:00 to 12:00LIFRWinds S-190 at 4kt, Vis 5sm, Light Showers Rain, Mist, Broken layer at 400ft, Broken layer at 800ft
07:00 to 11:00TEMPOIFRVis 3sm, Light Thunderstorm Rain, Mist, Broken layer at 700ft (Cumulonimbus)
12:00 to 14:00MVFRWinds SW-230 at 6kt, Vis greater than 6sm, Vicinity Showers, Broken layer at 1200ft
Dep index
5.0/5Arr index
5.0/5
METAR 02:52 local · 24m ago · delay window 02:43 local · How these are computed → methodology