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DL 1285 on time

Delta Air Lines 1285: Chicago to Atlanta at 6:00 a.m. (past 12 months)

On time
88%
255 flights · likely 84–92%
Cancelled
2.4%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−15 min
median vs schedule
When late
+171 min
average delay
Similar flights
89%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 9 DL 1285 flights from Chicago arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (12%); 2.4% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 15 minutes early.

DL 1285: MDW → ATL

Scheduled to leave Chicago at 6:00 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 88% of the time (255 flights), in line with other DL flights on the route at that hour (89%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Apr 2025: 90% on time (30 flights)90AprMay 2025: 97% on time (31 flights)97MayJun 2025: too few flights (7 flights)JunDec 2025: too few flights (12 flights)DecJan 2026: 84% on time (31 flights)84JanFeb 2026: 86% on time (28 flights)86FebMar 2026: 81% on time (31 flights)81MarApr 2026: 83% on time (30 flights)83AprMay 2026: 90% on time (31 flights)90MayJun 2026: 93% on time (30 flights)93JunJul 2026: 90% on time (31 flights)90JulAug 2026: 97% on time (31 flights)97Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday3789%
Tuesday3683%
Wednesday3694%
Thursday3697%
Friday3692%
Saturday3781%
Sunday3781%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 91%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 5%Late inbound plane 4%

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Questions

How often is DL 1285 from MDW to ATL late?

Delta Air Lines 1285 from Chicago, IL to Atlanta, GA arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 12% of 255 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 2.4% 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.