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DL 2853 · Delta Air Lines

AVL → Atlanta (AVL–ATL)96% of its flights flew this route. The rest (ATL–CLT, CLT–ATL) are included in these numbers.

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WanderNerd Reliability Score
90%
Arrive within 15 minutes
3 min
Average arrival delay
1.2%
Cancelled
13 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 249 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

Skip Saturday if you can.

DL 2853 arrived on time 94% of the time on Sundays. On Saturdays: 83%.

A bit ahead of the AVL–ATL route.

DL 2853 arrived on time 90% of the time, versus 84% across the AVL–ATL route.

Better than the Delta Air Lines network average.

DL 2853 arrived on time 90% of the time, versus 81% across the Delta Air Lines network.

Recent months have been rougher.

DL 2853 arrived on time 84% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 94% in the three months before that.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon91%(34 flights)
  • Tue91%(35 flights)
  • Wed91%(35 flights)
  • Thu91%(35 flights)
  • Fri91%(33 flights)
  • Sat83%(40 flights)
  • Sun94%(34 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM91%(236 flights)
  • 3–6 PM—(9 flights)
  • 6–9 PM—(1 flights)
On-time trend by month
90%
May

Jun 87% → May 90% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202587%23
July 202590%31
August 202593%30
September 202590%29
October 202597%31
November 202596%28
December 202575%16
April 202686%22
May 202690%30
Departures on time
90%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
246
Months covered
10

Same route, other flights

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Based on 249 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.