Routes / ATL–YYZ
1,191 km great circle · Up to 1,500 km
Atlanta ATL to Toronto YYZ delay compensation
Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport is 1,191 km by great circle, United States to Canada. Distance does not change Canada's amounts: $400 to $1,000 with a large airline, by hours late.
- 1Atlanta ATL
- 2Toronto YYZ
- 3Great circle 1,191 km
- 4APPR, 3–6 h $400
Which rules cover ATL–YYZ
Atlanta → Toronto
Whatever the airline, this direction is covered by APPR (the flight arrives in Canada (Canada Transportation Act s. 86.11(1))) and US DOT (the flight departs from the United States (14 CFR 260.2, "covered flight")). If the airline refuses, the complaint goes to the Canadian Transportation Agency for APPR or the US DOT for the refund.
Toronto → Atlanta
Whatever the airline, this direction is covered by APPR (the flight departs from Canada (Canada Transportation Act s. 86.11(1))) and US DOT (the flight arrives in the United States (14 CFR 260.2, "covered flight")). If the airline refuses, the complaint goes to the Canadian Transportation Agency for APPR or the US DOT for the refund.
What you could be owed by hours late
Arrival delay at YYZ (or ATL on the return), for a delay caused by the airline, per passenger, where each rule applies:
| Hours late | APPR large | APPR small | US DOT |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 hours | $0 | $0 | Nothing |
| 3 h 30 min | $400 | $125 | Nothing |
| 4 h 30 min | $400 | $125 | Nothing |
| 6 h 30 min | $700 | $250 | Refund if you decline |
| 9 h 30 min | $1,000 | $500 | Refund if you decline |
Canada's amounts rise with the delay instead, at 6 and 9 hours. The US column is the refund right only: an international itinerary needs 6+ hours.
How Atlanta ATL runs
In June 2026, 81.9% of reporting airlines' flights arriving at Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport and 78.3% of those departing were on time (within 15 minutes), against 72.9% and 70.7% across the 30 largest US airports, according to the US DOT's Air Travel Consumer Report. Arrivals here ran at or above that average. The figures cover all reported flights at the airport, mostly domestic, not this route alone.
The distance and the band
EU261 and UK261 measure distance "by the great circle route method" between the departure airport and the final destination. From the published coordinates of Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport (33.63667, -84.42806) and Toronto Pearson International Airport (43.675935, -79.629421) that is 1,191 km. The nearest band boundary is 1,500 km, 309 km beyond this route, so the band is not in doubt. Among the 84 routes on this site in the up to 1,500 km band, it is number 19 by length.
Other routes from Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport (KATL) on this site: Chicago (976 km), London (6,761 km), Manchester (6,581 km), Dublin (6,323 km), Paris (7,056 km), Frankfurt (7,409 km), Amsterdam (7,066 km), Barcelona (7,360 km), Rome (8,086 km), Venice (7,890 km).
Other routes from Toronto Pearson International Airport (CYYZ) on this site: London (5,707 km), Munich (6,641 km), Vancouver (3,346 km), Montréal (507 km), New York (588 km), Cancún (2,605 km), Boston (716 km), Chicago (700 km), Los Angeles (3,494 km), Newark (559 km), Orlando (1,702 km), Ottawa (363 km), Halifax (1,288 km), Calgary (2,689 km), Edmonton (2,689 km), Frankfurt (6,344 km), Paris (6,020 km), Amsterdam (5,990 km), Rome (7,086 km), Dublin (5,261 km), Lisbon (5,740 km).
If ATL–YYZ is only one leg of your booking, measure to the final destination instead: a connection that makes you late at the end is compensated over the whole journey's distance.
Help at the airport while you wait
Canada's rules add standards of treatment — food, drink and, overnight, a hotel — when the delay is within the airline's control, including safety-related delays (ss. 11–12). US law sets no meal or hotel duty; the large US airlines' published commitments do, and they are on the airline pages. Keep receipts for anything you buy: it is claimed back separately from any compensation.
Claiming on this route
Claim from the operating airline directly — it costs nothing.
APPR: If the airline refuses or does not answer, file a complaint with the Canadian Transportation Agency.
US DOT: If it refuses, file a complaint with the US Department of Transportation's Aviation Consumer Protection office.
Claim pages of airlines based in United States or Canada (whether they fly this exact route varies by season):
- Air Canada: Flight delays, cancellations and disruptions (Air Canada)
- WestJet: Flight delay and cancellation claims (WestJet)
- Porter Airlines: Flight Delay Compensation (Porter)
- Air Transat: Claim for flight disruption (Air Transat)
- Flair Airlines: Compensation requests (Flair)
US airlines' dashboard commitments: Alaska Airlines · Allegiant Air · American Airlines · Delta Air Lines · Frontier Airlines · JetBlue Airways · Southwest Airlines · United Airlines.
Airport coordinates: Wikipedia: Hartsfield%E2%80%93Jackson Atlanta International Airport (infobox coordinates); OurAirports country file (CA). US airport on-time rates: US DOT Air Travel Consumer Report, August 2026 (June 2026 data), Tables 3 and 4. Rules: Air Passenger Protection Regulations, SOR/2019-150 (Justice Laws); 14 CFR 260.2 (eCFR). Checked 2026-10-21. General information, not legal advice.