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DL 2959 · Delta Air Lines

Atlanta → Wichita (ATL–ICT)

87
Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
85%
Arrive within 15 minutes
0 min
Average arrival delay
1.4%
Cancelled
9 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 349 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

Mondays have been rough.

DL 2959 arrived on time 92% of the time on Wednesdays and just 76% on Mondays. That gap is worth planning around.

A bit ahead of the Delta Air Lines network.

DL 2959 arrived on time 85% of the time, versus 81% across the Delta Air Lines network.

Recent months have been rougher.

DL 2959 arrived on time 86% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 93% in the three months before that.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon76%(50 flights)
  • Tue82%(50 flights)
  • Wed92%(50 flights)
  • Thu86%(50 flights)
  • Fri85%(48 flights)
  • Sat92%(47 flights)
  • Sun82%(49 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 PM83%(46 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM85%(298 flights)
On-time trend by month
81%
May

Jun 66% → May 81% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202566%29
July 202574%31
August 202584%31
September 202590%30
October 202584%31
November 202590%29
December 202594%18
January 202696%27
February 202689%27
March 202680%30
April 202697%30
May 202681%31
Departures on time
85%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
344
Months covered
12

Same route, other flights

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Based on 349 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.