Delta Air Lines Delays in 2024
82.6% of flights arrived on time in 2024
1,009,174Flights
82.6%On-time
13.3 minAvg delay
0.9%Cancelled
0.2%Diverted
Delay causes
- Air carrier47.5%
- Extreme weather4.6%
- National Aviation System18.7%
- Security0.1%
- Late-arriving aircraft29.2%
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On-time = arrival within 15 minutes of schedule, per U.S. DOT definitions. Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (public domain). Delay-cause attribution is reported by carriers since June 2003.