Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta (ATL)

ATL / KATL

Official · May 2026

9,174,744

Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport handled 9,174,744 passengers in May 2026, down 1.9% on a year earlier, according to US Bureau of Transportation Statistics — T-100 Air Carrier Statistics.

Full count · domestic + international Flight timing & delays ↓

Passengers over time

Showing 53 months. Full series runs 1990–2026 (437 periods).

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January 2022 February 2023 March 2024 April 2025 May 2026

Domestic / International

May 2026

Domestic 86.3% 7,915,012
International 13.7% 1,259,732

Against 2019 -4.8% same month, before the pandemic

International share 14% of passengers in May 2026

Series depth 36 years from 1990

The most recent periods

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Period	Passengers	Year on year	Source
May 2026	9,174,744	−1.9%	US Bureau of Transportation Statistics	Open this month →
April 2026	8,549,191	−0.2%	US Bureau of Transportation Statistics	Open this month →
March 2026	8,574,533	−2.3%	US Bureau of Transportation Statistics	Open this month →
February 2026	7,345,040	+1.0%	US Bureau of Transportation Statistics	Open this month →
January 2026	7,322,043	−0.3%	US Bureau of Transportation Statistics	Open this month →
December 2025	8,382,899	−5.4%	US Bureau of Transportation Statistics	Open this month →
November 2025	7,855,709	−7.1%	US Bureau of Transportation Statistics	Open this month →
October 2025	9,054,106	−0.8%	US Bureau of Transportation Statistics	Open this month →
September 2025	8,441,846	−1.4%	US Bureau of Transportation Statistics	Open this month →
August 2025	9,007,101	−3.0%	US Bureau of Transportation Statistics	Open this month →
July 2025	9,679,846	+6.0%	US Bureau of Transportation Statistics	Open this month →
June 2025	9,352,006	−3.2%	US Bureau of Transportation Statistics	Open this month →
May 2025	9,351,087	−3.2%	US Bureau of Transportation Statistics	Open this month →
April 2025	8,569,716	−2.7%	US Bureau of Transportation Statistics	Open this month →
March 2025	8,775,973	−1.1%	US Bureau of Transportation Statistics	Open this month →
February 2025	7,272,706	−1.7%	US Bureau of Transportation Statistics	Open this month →
January 2025	7,347,258	−2.3%	US Bureau of Transportation Statistics	Open this month →
December 2024	8,858,661	+3.9%	US Bureau of Transportation Statistics	Open this month →
November 2024	8,460,173	−0.3%	US Bureau of Transportation Statistics	Open this month →
October 2024	9,126,841	+0.6%	US Bureau of Transportation Statistics	Open this month →
September 2024	8,565,597	−1.2%	US Bureau of Transportation Statistics	Open this month →
August 2024	9,281,226	+5.3%	US Bureau of Transportation Statistics
July 2024	9,135,633	−4.2%	US Bureau of Transportation Statistics
June 2024	9,662,634	+4.4%	US Bureau of Transportation Statistics

Also tracked here: aircraft movements (through May 2026), tonnes of cargo (through May 2026).

Flight timing & delays

Historical departures, grouped by the scheduled local time at the departure airport. These are recorded outcomes, not a forecast for your flight.

US domestic sectors recorded by BTS

Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation · 2024-09-01 → 2026-06-30

Lowest average delay08:00–09:003.4min · 45,177 recorded · 44,532 measured

Gap to highest-delay hour15.7min08:00 ↔ 20:00

Recorded flights584,937Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport

Departure hour

On-time departures

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Average departure delay

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Departure hour	On-time departures	Average departure delay	With departure time	Recorded flights
00:00	No observations	—	—	—
01:00	No observations	—	—	—
02:00	No observations	—	—	—
03:00	No observations	—	—	—
04:00	No observations	—	—	—
05:00	85.9%	9.4 min	3,620	3,705
06:00	89.7%	6.2 min	9,914	10,108
07:00	90.0%	4.4 min	26,612	27,045
08:00	89.6%	3.4 min	44,532	45,177
09:00	85.3%	6.2 min	43,698	44,322
10:00	83.5%	8.3 min	33,911	34,389
11:00	84.0%	7.5 min	39,295	39,825
12:00	82.9%	8.1 min	32,184	32,499
13:00	81.9%	8.2 min	28,485	28,783
14:00	79.0%	11.3 min	29,704	30,092
15:00	76.5%	13.4 min	41,337	41,886
16:00	74.2%	15.2 min	35,749	36,251
17:00	74.1%	15.7 min	29,239	29,650
18:00	71.9%	18.3 min	28,155	28,593
19:00	71.9%	18.3 min	38,082	38,689
20:00	70.6%	19.1 min	30,643	31,137
21:00	73.9%	17.4 min	34,651	35,276
22:00	75.3%	17.1 min	39,668	40,473
23:00	75.2%	16.7 min	6,877	7,037

Day of week

On-time departures

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Day of week	On-time departures	Average departure delay	With departure time	Recorded flights
Monday	77.4%	13.6 min	87,740	88,896
Tuesday	83.1%	9.0 min	80,483	81,095
Wednesday	84.2%	7.7 min	79,679	80,217
Thursday	79.8%	10.9 min	85,827	86,605
Friday	78.6%	13.0 min	85,348	87,263
Saturday	79.3%	11.5 min	71,863	73,403
Sunday	74.1%	16.3 min	85,416	87,458

Month of year

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On-time departures

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Average departure delay

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Month of year	On-time departures	Average departure delay	With departure time	Recorded flights
Jan	79.0%	12.6 min	45,998	48,476
Feb	80.3%	10.3 min	45,246	45,664
Mar	77.4%	13.9 min	52,021	53,137
Apr	81.4%	10.0 min	51,611	52,097
May	76.1%	14.2 min	54,390	54,810
Jun	72.8%	18.1 min	53,620	54,689
Jul	69.8%	21.4 min	28,098	28,551
Aug	78.6%	12.6 min	27,120	27,353
Sep	86.0%	5.9 min	53,832	54,086
Oct	86.0%	5.7 min	57,081	57,393
Nov	84.4%	7.1 min	53,245	53,903
Dec	75.8%	14.8 min	54,094	54,778

Delay and on-time rates need at least 200 measured departures per bucket. Smaller samples remain visible in the flight-count chart. An empty slot means no observations, not zero flights.

Recorded outcomes

On time 78.2% 457,648
Delayed >15 min 20.3% 118,708
Cancelled 1.5% 8,581
Missing departure time 0.0% 0

All recorded flights with a known scheduled local time, counted once. Missing actual times are shown separately.

On time means departing no more than 15 minutes after schedule. Cancelled flights and flights missing departure times are excluded from punctuality and average delay.

Flights touching Brazil reported to ANAC · partial coverage

Source: ANAC Brazil VRA · 2024-09-01 → 2026-07-06

Lowest average delay18:00–19:0021.1min · 315 recorded · 314 measured

Gap to highest-delay hour12.1min18:00 ↔ 22:00

Recorded flights1,537Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport

Departure hour

On-time departures

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Average departure delay

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Departure hour	On-time departures	Average departure delay	With departure time	Recorded flights
00:00	No observations	—	—	—
01:00	No observations	—	—	—
02:00	No observations	—	—	—
03:00	No observations	—	—	—
04:00	No observations	—	—	—
05:00	No observations	—	—	—
06:00	No observations	—	—	—
07:00	No observations	—	—	—
08:00	No observations	—	—	—
09:00	No observations	—	—	—
10:00	No observations	—	—	—
11:00	No observations	—	—	—
12:00	No observations	—	—	—
13:00	No observations	—	—	—
14:00	No observations	—	—	—
15:00	No observations	—	—	—
16:00	No observations	—	—	—
17:00	No observations	—	—	—
18:00	72.3%	21.1 min	314	315
19:00	58.8%	27.7 min	257	258
20:00	Fewer than 200 measured departures	—	143	143
21:00	Fewer than 200 measured departures	—	123	125
22:00	65.3%	33.2 min	499	502
23:00	Fewer than 200 measured departures	—	194	194

Day of week

On-time departures

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Average departure delay

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Day of week	On-time departures	Average departure delay	With departure time	Recorded flights
Monday	68.0%	26.4 min	219	219
Tuesday	69.3%	28.3 min	215	216
Wednesday	68.4%	21.0 min	218	219
Thursday	67.6%	28.9 min	216	216
Friday	69.3%	34.2 min	225	228
Saturday	63.8%	35.6 min	210	212
Sunday	63.9%	26.0 min	227	227

Month of year

Months combine the same calendar month across the years shown; this is a seasonal pattern, not a monthly time series.

Recorded flights

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Month of year	On-time departures	Average departure delay	With departure time	Recorded flights
Jan	Fewer than 200 measured departures	—	184	186
Feb	Fewer than 200 measured departures	—	167	167
Mar	Fewer than 200 measured departures	—	173	173
Apr	Fewer than 200 measured departures	—	77	77
May	Fewer than 200 measured departures	—	78	79
Jun	Fewer than 200 measured departures	—	92	92
Jul	Fewer than 200 measured departures	—	83	83
Aug	Fewer than 200 measured departures	—	80	80
Sep	Fewer than 200 measured departures	—	142	142
Oct	Fewer than 200 measured departures	—	147	147
Nov	Fewer than 200 measured departures	—	145	146
Dec	Fewer than 200 measured departures	—	162	165

Delay and on-time rates need at least 200 measured departures per bucket. Smaller samples remain visible in the flight-count chart. An empty slot means no observations, not zero flights.

Recorded outcomes

On time 66.9% 1,028
Delayed >15 min 32.7% 502
Cancelled 0.5% 7
Missing departure time 0.0% 0

All recorded flights with a known scheduled local time, counted once. Missing actual times are shown separately.

On time means departing no more than 15 minutes after schedule. Cancelled flights and flights missing departure times are excluded from punctuality and average delay.

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