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DL 2579 on time

Delta Air Lines 2579: Baltimore to Atlanta at 7:00 a.m. (past 12 months)

On time
87%
326 flights · likely 83–90%
Cancelled
2.8%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−8 min
median vs schedule
When late
+66 min
average delay
Similar flights
87%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 8 DL 2579 flights from Baltimore arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (13%); 2.8% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 8 minutes early.

DL 2579: BWI → ATL

Scheduled to leave Baltimore at 7:00 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 87% of the time (326 flights), in line with other DL flights on the route at that hour (87%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Sep 2025: 90% on time (30 flights)90SepOct 2025: 84% on time (31 flights)84OctNov 2025: 90% on time (30 flights)90NovDec 2025: 87% on time (31 flights)87DecJan 2026: 88% on time (16 flights)88JanFeb 2026: too few flights (11 flights)FebMar 2026: 92% on time (24 flights)92MarApr 2026: 90% on time (30 flights)90AprMay 2026: 87% on time (31 flights)87MayJun 2026: 83% on time (30 flights)83JunJul 2026: 84% on time (31 flights)84JulAug 2026: 77% on time (31 flights)77Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday4785%
Tuesday4789%
Wednesday4781%
Thursday4691%
Friday4685%
Saturday4693%
Sunday4783%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 63%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 29%Late inbound plane 9%

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Questions

How often is DL 2579 from BWI to ATL late?

Delta Air Lines 2579 from Baltimore, MD to Atlanta, GA arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 13% of 326 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 2.8% 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.