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Flight Reliability

DL 896 · Delta Air Lines

Atlanta → San Diego (ATL–SAN)

68
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
74%
Arrive within 15 minutes
8 min
Average arrival delay
2.8%
Cancelled
2 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 283 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

The late departure is the smart one here.

DL 896 departing between 6–9 PM arrived on time 82% of the time, versus 71% between 9 PM–12 AM.

Thursdays have been rough.

DL 896 arrived on time 93% of the time on Wednesdays and just 61% on Thursdays. That gap is worth planning around.

A bit behind the ATL–SAN route.

DL 896 arrived on time 74% of the time, versus 78% across the ATL–SAN route.

Lagging the Delta Air Lines network.

DL 896 arrived on time 74% of the time, versus 81% across the Delta Air Lines network.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon67%(46 flights)
  • Tue80%(30 flights)
  • Wed93%(29 flights)
  • Thu61%(44 flights)
  • Fri67%(46 flights)
  • Sat78%(32 flights)
  • Sun78%(46 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 PM82%(61 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM71%(212 flights)
On-time trend by month
81%
May

Jun 50% → May 81% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202550%16
July 202536%14
August 202564%14
September 202575%12
October 202582%28
November 202563%16
December 202565%26
January 202680%30
February 202682%28
March 202682%28
April 202683%30
May 202681%31
Departures on time
74%
Diverted
0.7%
Flights flown
273
Months covered
12

Same route, other flights

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Based on 283 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.