Flight Reliability
DL 2029 · Delta Air Lines
Atlanta → MOB (ATL–MOB)89% of its flights flew this route. The rest (SNA–SEA, PHL–SLC) are included in these numbers.
- 79%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 12 min
- Average arrival delay
- 3.2%
- Cancelled
- 9 min early
- Median arrival delay
Based on 309 historical flights. Data through May 2026.
What the data says
The late departure is the smart one here.
DL 2029 departing between 6–9 PM arrived on time 87% of the time, versus 78% between 9 PM–12 AM.
Friday is doing you no favors.
DL 2029 arrived on time 90% of the time on Saturdays and just 66% on Fridays. That gap is worth planning around.
Keep a backup plan handy.
DL 2029 was cancelled 3.2% of the time. Typical for U.S. flights is around 1–2%.
Ticking up lately.
DL 2029 arrived on time 88% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 82% in the three months before that.
The breakdown
- Mon80%(46 flights)
- Tue85%(41 flights)
- Wed80%(40 flights)
- Thu82%(44 flights)
- Fri66%(44 flights)
- Sat90%(39 flights)
- Sun73%(45 flights)
- 9 AM–12 PM82%(11 flights)
- 12–3 PM—(4 flights)
- 3–6 PM—(1 flights)
- 6–9 PM87%(38 flights)
- 9 PM–12 AM78%(245 flights)
Jun 46% → May 88% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 46% | 26 |
| July 2025 | 61% | 31 |
| August 2025 | 74% | 31 |
| September 2025 | 87% | 30 |
| October 2025 | 90% | 31 |
| December 2025 | 82% | 11 |
| January 2026 | 87% | 30 |
| February 2026 | 77% | 26 |
| March 2026 | 84% | 31 |
| April 2026 | 93% | 28 |
| May 2026 | 88% | 17 |
- Departures on time
- 77%
- Diverted
- 0%
- Flights flown
- 299
- Months covered
- 12
Same route, other flights
Keep nerding
Based on 309 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.