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DL 1721 on time

Delta Air Lines 1721: Mobile to Atlanta at 6:00 a.m. (past 12 months)

On time
91%
277 flights · likely 87–94%
Cancelled
2.9%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−17 min
median vs schedule
When late
+146 min
average delay
Similar flights
89%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 11 DL 1721 flights from Mobile arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (9%); 2.9% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 17 minutes early.

DL 1721: MOB → ATL

Scheduled to leave Mobile at 6:00 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 91% of the time (277 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%Aug 2025: 87% on time (31 flights)87AugSep 2025: 100% on time (30 flights)100SepOct 2025: 97% on time (31 flights)97OctNov 2025: too few flights (8 flights)NovJan 2026: 93% on time (27 flights)93JanFeb 2026: 79% on time (28 flights)79FebMar 2026: 90% on time (31 flights)90MarApr 2026: 87% on time (30 flights)87AprMay 2026: too few flights (6 flights)MayJun 2026: 92% on time (24 flights)92JunJul 2026: 100% on time (31 flights)100JulAug 2026: 84% on time (31 flights)84Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday4178%
Tuesday4093%
Wednesday4095%
Thursday3995%
Friday3995%
Saturday3987%
Sunday3992%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 77%Late inbound plane 13%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 7%Severe weather 3%

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Questions

How often is DL 1721 from MOB to ATL late?

Delta Air Lines 1721 from Mobile, AL to Atlanta, GA arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 9% of 277 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 2.9% 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.