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DL 1518 on time

Delta Air Lines 1518: Atlanta to Raleigh at 7:20 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
75%
339 flights · likely 70–79%
Cancelled
1.2%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−5 min
median vs schedule
When late
+69 min
average delay
Similar flights
74%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 4 DL 1518 flights from Atlanta arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (25%); 1.2% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 5 minutes early.

DL 1518: ATL → RDU

Scheduled to leave Atlanta at 7:20 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 75% of the time (339 flights), in line with other DL flights on the route at that hour (74%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

30%65%100%Sep 2025: 90% on time (30 flights)90SepOct 2025: 89% on time (18 flights)89OctNov 2025: 82% on time (17 flights)82NovDec 2025: 81% on time (31 flights)81DecJan 2026: 71% on time (31 flights)71JanFeb 2026: 82% on time (28 flights)82FebMar 2026: 74% on time (31 flights)74MarApr 2026: 73% on time (30 flights)73AprMay 2026: 68% on time (31 flights)68MayJun 2026: 73% on time (30 flights)73JunJul 2026: 42% on time (31 flights)42JulAug 2026: 84% on time (31 flights)84Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday5173%
Tuesday4777%
Wednesday4785%
Thursday4978%
Friday4967%
Saturday4672%
Sunday5074%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 42%Late inbound plane 41%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 11%Severe weather 6%

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Questions

How often is DL 1518 from ATL to RDU late?

Delta Air Lines 1518 from Atlanta, GA to Raleigh/Durham, NC arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 25% of 339 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 1.2% 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.