Flight Reliability
DL 996 · Delta Air Lines
Atlanta → Los Angeles (ATL–LAX)99% of its flights flew this route. The rest (ATL–CVG, CVG–ATL) are included in these numbers.
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Nerd Approved
WanderNerd Reliability Score
- 90%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 6 min early
- Average arrival delay
- 0.5%
- Cancelled
- 11 min early
- Median arrival delay
Based on 365 historical flights. Data through May 2026.
What the data says
Friday is doing you no favors.
DL 996 arrived on time 96% of the time on Wednesdays. On Fridays: 84%.
Better than the ATL–LAX route average.
DL 996 arrived on time 90% of the time, versus 79% across the ATL–LAX route.
Better than the Delta Air Lines network average.
DL 996 arrived on time 90% of the time, versus 81% across the Delta Air Lines network.
The breakdown
- Mon87%(52 flights)
- Tue90%(52 flights)
- Wed96%(52 flights)
- Thu92%(52 flights)
- Fri84%(50 flights)
- Sat96%(51 flights)
- Sun85%(53 flights)
- 6–9 AM90%(360 flights)
- 9 AM–12 PM—(1 flights)
- 6–9 PM—(1 flights)
90%
May
Jun 90% → May 90% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 90% | 30 |
| July 2025 | 100% | 31 |
| August 2025 | 90% | 30 |
| September 2025 | 97% | 30 |
| October 2025 | 90% | 31 |
| November 2025 | 100% | 30 |
| December 2025 | 87% | 30 |
| January 2026 | 80% | 30 |
| February 2026 | 89% | 28 |
| March 2026 | 87% | 31 |
| April 2026 | 80% | 30 |
| May 2026 | 90% | 31 |
- Departures on time
- 91%
- Diverted
- 0.3%
- 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.