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DL 1257 on time

Delta Air Lines 1257: Atlanta to Baltimore at 7:30 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
67%
296 flights · likely 61–72%
Cancelled
1.7%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
+2 min
median vs schedule
When late
+63 min
average delay
Similar flights
58%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 3 DL 1257 flights from Atlanta arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (33%); 1.7% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 2 minutes late.

DL 1257: ATL → BWI

Scheduled to leave Atlanta at 7:30 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 67% of the time (296 flights), better than other DL flights on the route at that hour (58%). Last seen in the data Aug 30, 2026.

Month by month

20%60%100%Sep 2025: 73% on time (30 flights)73SepOct 2025: 86% on time (21 flights)86OctNov 2025: 79% on time (28 flights)79NovDec 2025: 82% on time (28 flights)82DecJan 2026: 50% on time (16 flights)50JanFeb 2026: too few flights (9 flights)FebMar 2026: 46% on time (24 flights)46MarApr 2026: 89% on time (28 flights)89AprMay 2026: 62% on time (29 flights)62MayJun 2026: 77% on time (30 flights)77JunJul 2026: 32% on time (31 flights)32JulAug 2026: 50% on time (22 flights)50Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday4770%
Tuesday3977%
Wednesday3776%
Thursday4269%
Friday4461%
Saturday4063%
Sunday4755%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 48%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 26%Late inbound plane 23%Severe weather 3%

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Questions

How often is DL 1257 from ATL to BWI late?

Delta Air Lines 1257 from Atlanta, GA to Baltimore, MD arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 33% of 296 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 1.7% were cancelled.

Flight numbers change. Figures cover flights with this airline, number and route only. "Likely range" is the 95% interval for the true on-time rate given the number of flights. This is history, not live status: check Delta Air Lines for today's flight. Method.