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DL 1437 on time

Delta Air Lines 1437: Atlanta to Richmond at 12:51 p.m.; Richmond to Atlanta at 3:19 p.m. (past 12 months). Figures below the title are for ATL → RIC, its busiest leg

On time
89%
298 flights · likely 84–92%
Cancelled
0.7%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−7 min
median vs schedule
When late
+47 min
average delay
Similar flights
86%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 9 DL 1437 flights from Atlanta arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (11%); 0.7% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 7 minutes early.

DL 1437: ATL → RIC

Scheduled to leave Atlanta at 12:51 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 89% of the time (298 flights), in line with other DL flights on the route at that hour (86%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Aug 2025: 81% on time (31 flights)81AugSep 2025: 87% on time (30 flights)87SepOct 2025: 94% on time (31 flights)94OctNov 2025: 93% on time (30 flights)93NovDec 2025: 81% on time (31 flights)81DecJan 2026: too few flights (4 flights)JanMar 2026: 79% on time (24 flights)79MarApr 2026: 90% on time (30 flights)90AprMay 2026: 96% on time (27 flights)96MayJun 2026: 100% on time (29 flights)100JunJul 2026: 77% on time (31 flights)77JulAug 2026: 87% on time (31 flights)87Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday4491%
Tuesday4386%
Wednesday4388%
Thursday4395%
Friday4386%
Saturday3889%
Sunday4484%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 57%Late inbound plane 29%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 15%

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DL 1437: RIC → ATL

Scheduled to leave Richmond at 3:19 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 87% of the time (298 flights), in line with other DL flights on the route at that hour (86%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Aug 2025: 87% on time (31 flights)87AugSep 2025: 97% on time (30 flights)97SepOct 2025: 97% on time (31 flights)97OctNov 2025: 90% on time (30 flights)90NovDec 2025: 87% on time (31 flights)87DecJan 2026: too few flights (4 flights)JanMar 2026: 83% on time (24 flights)83MarApr 2026: 90% on time (30 flights)90AprMay 2026: 93% on time (27 flights)93MayJun 2026: 90% on time (29 flights)90JunJul 2026: 65% on time (31 flights)65JulAug 2026: 81% on time (31 flights)81Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday4489%
Tuesday4386%
Wednesday4391%
Thursday4391%
Friday4381%
Saturday3889%
Sunday4484%

Why it was late

Air traffic & airport (NAS) 42%Late inbound plane 30%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 27%

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Questions

How often is DL 1437 from ATL to RIC late?

Delta Air Lines 1437 from Atlanta, GA to Richmond, VA arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 11% of 298 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 0.7% were cancelled.

How often is DL 1437 from RIC to ATL late?

Delta Air Lines 1437 from Richmond, VA to Atlanta, GA arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 13% of 298 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 0.7% 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.