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DL 2498 on time

Delta Air Lines 2498: Atlanta to Newark at 6:35 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
52%
351 flights · likely 47–58%
Cancelled
2.6%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
+12 min
median vs schedule
When late
+82 min
average delay
Similar flights
53%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 2 DL 2498 flights from Atlanta arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (48%); 2.6% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 12 minutes late.

DL 2498: ATL → EWR

Scheduled to leave Atlanta at 6:35 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 52% of the time (351 flights), in line with other DL flights on the route at that hour (53%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

10%55%100%Sep 2025: 62% on time (26 flights)62SepOct 2025: 44% on time (27 flights)44OctNov 2025: 42% on time (26 flights)42NovDec 2025: 28% on time (29 flights)28DecJan 2026: 58% on time (31 flights)58JanFeb 2026: 64% on time (28 flights)64FebMar 2026: 52% on time (31 flights)52MarApr 2026: 83% on time (30 flights)83AprMay 2026: 65% on time (31 flights)65MayJun 2026: 70% on time (30 flights)70JunJul 2026: 16% on time (31 flights)16JulAug 2026: 45% on time (31 flights)45Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday5355%
Tuesday5248%
Wednesday5260%
Thursday5240%
Friday5258%
Saturday3868%
Sunday5242%

Why it was late

Air traffic & airport (NAS) 56%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 24%Late inbound plane 14%Severe weather 5%

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Questions

How often is DL 2498 from ATL to EWR late?

Delta Air Lines 2498 from Atlanta, GA to Newark, NJ arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 48% of 351 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 2.6% 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.