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Flight Reliability

DL 2701 · Delta Air Lines

Atlanta → Little Rock (ATL–LIT)

79
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
79%
Arrive within 15 minutes
9 min
Average arrival delay
2.1%
Cancelled
8 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 290 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

9 PM–12 AM has a slight edge.

Departures between 9 PM–12 AM arrived on time 82% of the time, against 79% between 6–9 PM.

Saturdays have been rough.

DL 2701 arrived on time 91% of the time on Tuesdays and just 67% on Saturdays. That gap is worth planning around.

A bit behind the ATL–LIT route.

DL 2701 arrived on time 79% of the time, versus 84% across the ATL–LIT route.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon70%(47 flights)
  • Tue91%(35 flights)
  • Wed86%(35 flights)
  • Thu81%(48 flights)
  • Fri82%(45 flights)
  • Sat67%(27 flights)
  • Sun77%(47 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 PM79%(245 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM82%(39 flights)
On-time trend by month
69%
May

Jun 57% → May 69% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202557%21
July 202574%19
August 202576%29
September 2025100%30
October 202589%28
November 202578%18
December 202573%11
January 202673%22
February 202689%27
March 202674%27
April 202685%26
May 202669%26
Departures on time
80%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
284
Months covered
12

Same route, other flights

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Based on 290 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.