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DL 2522 · Delta Air Lines

New Orleans → Atlanta (MSY–ATL)

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Nerd Approved
WanderNerd Reliability Score
88%
Arrive within 15 minutes
0 min
Average arrival delay
1.1%
Cancelled
11 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 365 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

Monday is the weak spot.

DL 2522 arrived on time 94% of the time on Wednesdays. On Mondays: 82%.

A bit ahead of the MSY–ATL route.

DL 2522 arrived on time 88% of the time, versus 83% across the MSY–ATL route.

Better than the Delta Air Lines network average.

DL 2522 arrived on time 88% of the time, versus 81% across the Delta Air Lines network.

Ticking up lately.

DL 2522 arrived on time 89% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 85% in the three months before that.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon82%(51 flights)
  • Tue85%(52 flights)
  • Wed94%(52 flights)
  • Thu92%(52 flights)
  • Fri89%(52 flights)
  • Sat90%(51 flights)
  • Sun86%(51 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM88%(360 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM—(1 flights)
On-time trend by month
90%
May

Jun 83% → May 90% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202583%29
July 202587%31
August 202590%31
September 2025100%30
October 202594%31
November 202583%29
December 202570%30
January 202690%30
February 202696%28
March 202687%31
April 202690%30
May 202690%31
Departures on time
89%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
361
Months covered
12

Same route, other flights

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Based on 365 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.