Flight Reliability
DL 1982 · Delta Air Lines
JAN → Atlanta (JAN–ATL)
90
Nerd Approved
WanderNerd Reliability Score
- 91%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 1 min early
- Average arrival delay
- 2.1%
- Cancelled
- 17 min early
- Median arrival delay
Based on 195 historical flights. Data through May 2026.
What the data says
Skip Saturday if you can.
DL 1982 arrived on time 96% of the time on Wednesdays. On Saturdays: 85%.
A bit ahead of the JAN–ATL route.
DL 1982 arrived on time 91% of the time, versus 87% across the JAN–ATL route.
Better than the Delta Air Lines network average.
DL 1982 arrived on time 91% of the time, versus 81% across the Delta Air Lines network.
Slipping a little lately.
DL 1982 arrived on time 87% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 92% in the three months before that.
The breakdown
- Mon85%(26 flights)
- Tue93%(28 flights)
- Wed96%(28 flights)
- Thu96%(28 flights)
- Fri93%(28 flights)
- Sat85%(26 flights)
- Sun85%(27 flights)
89%
Dec
Jun 95% → Dec 89% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 95% | 21 |
| July 2025 | 97% | 31 |
| August 2025 | 90% | 31 |
| September 2025 | 90% | 30 |
| October 2025 | 97% | 31 |
| November 2025 | 76% | 29 |
| December 2025 | 89% | 18 |
- Departures on time
- 90%
- Diverted
- 0%
- Flights flown
- 191
- Months covered
- 7
Same route, other flights
Keep nerding
Based on 195 historical flights, because apparently we checked. Historical flight data: U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics, June 2025 – May 2026. Data through May 2026. How we calculate this.