Commercial Fixed Wing
Flight Crew Multiengine; Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP); Flight Crew Instrument
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 150
Confusion; Situational Awareness
ATC Issue All Types; Conflict Airborne Conflict; Deviation - Speed All Types
Air Traffic Control Issued New Clearance; Flight Crew Returned To Clearance
Human Factors; Procedure; Environment - Non Weather Related
On the CHPPR 1 RNAV arrival assigned 180 knots after NAVVY. Shortly thereafter was cleared for the approach ILS 9R. Captured glide slope and continued the approach at 180 knots. Told to contact Tower and we were cleared to land. At 1 mile prior to final approach fix began to configure; slow down to 160 knots; and then VREF (Approach speed). Fully configured and approach checklist complete; stable approach. I recall a Controller asking the traffic behind us to slow down. At 1;200 feet AGL Controller told us to cancel landing clearance; fly runway heading; and then 15 right turn shortly thereafter.Go-around procedure completed and we asked reason for go-around. Controller said we slowed down 6 miles prior to runway. Note: Final approach fix is 5 miles from the runway and we do not recall a 180 knot assigned speed to the final approach fix. We were vectored back to the ILS 9R and landed; all else normal.Tower to request go-around; task saturation.
Air carrier First Officer reported making a go-around per ATC's instructions due to spacing of aircraft on final into ATL.