Flight Reliability
DL 898 · Delta Air Lines
Atlanta → Los Angeles (ATL–LAX)
92
Nerd Approved
WanderNerd Reliability Score
- 88%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 2 min early
- Average arrival delay
- 0.3%
- Cancelled
- 6 min early
- Median arrival delay
Based on 365 historical flights. Data through May 2026.
What the data says
Mondays have been rough.
DL 898 arrived on time 94% of the time on Fridays and just 77% on Mondays. That gap is worth planning around.
Better than the ATL–LAX route average.
DL 898 arrived on time 88% of the time, versus 79% across the ATL–LAX route.
A bit ahead of the Delta Air Lines network.
DL 898 arrived on time 88% of the time, versus 81% across the Delta Air Lines network.
It basically never cancels.
Out of 365 scheduled flights, only 0.3% were cancelled.
The breakdown
- Mon77%(51 flights)
- Tue83%(52 flights)
- Wed89%(52 flights)
- Thu92%(52 flights)
- Fri94%(52 flights)
- Sat92%(52 flights)
- Sun86%(51 flights)
- 6–9 AM88%(360 flights)
- 9 AM–12 PM—(2 flights)
94%
May
Jun 90% → May 94% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 90% | 29 |
| July 2025 | 90% | 31 |
| August 2025 | 84% | 31 |
| September 2025 | 93% | 30 |
| October 2025 | 80% | 30 |
| November 2025 | 93% | 30 |
| December 2025 | 71% | 31 |
| January 2026 | 87% | 30 |
| February 2026 | 86% | 28 |
| March 2026 | 94% | 31 |
| April 2026 | 90% | 30 |
| May 2026 | 94% | 31 |
- Departures on time
- 91%
- Diverted
- 0.5%
- Flights flown
- 362
- Months covered
- 12
Same route, other flights
Keep nerding
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.