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Delta Air Lines / ATL → AUS

DL 2886 on time

Delta Air Lines 2886: Atlanta to Austin at 9:40 a.m.; Austin to Atlanta at 12:34 p.m. (past 12 months). Figures below the title are for ATL → AUS, its busiest leg

On time
87%
363 flights · likely 83–90%
Cancelled
1.4%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−11 min
median vs schedule
When late
+49 min
average delay
Similar flights
87%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 8 DL 2886 flights from Atlanta arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (13%); 1.4% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 11 minutes early.

DL 2886: ATL → AUS

Scheduled to leave Atlanta at 9:40 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 87% of the time (363 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: 83% on time (30 flights)83SepOct 2025: 93% on time (30 flights)93OctNov 2025: 90% on time (29 flights)90NovDec 2025: 77% on time (31 flights)77DecJan 2026: 81% on time (31 flights)81JanFeb 2026: 93% on time (28 flights)93FebMar 2026: 90% on time (31 flights)90MarApr 2026: 93% on time (30 flights)93AprMay 2026: 77% on time (31 flights)77MayJun 2026: 83% on time (30 flights)83JunJul 2026: 87% on time (31 flights)87JulAug 2026: 97% on time (31 flights)97Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday5379%
Tuesday5290%
Wednesday5292%
Thursday5292%
Friday5194%
Saturday5180%
Sunday5281%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 62%Late inbound plane 27%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 10%Severe weather 1%

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DL 2886: AUS → ATL

Scheduled to leave Austin at 12:34 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 82% of the time (291 flights), in line with other DL flights on the route at that hour (80%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Sep 2025: 87% on time (30 flights)87SepOct 2025: 93% on time (30 flights)93OctNov 2025: 79% on time (29 flights)79NovDec 2025: 74% on time (19 flights)74DecJan 2026: 78% on time (27 flights)78JanFeb 2026: 86% on time (28 flights)86FebMar 2026: too few flights (10 flights)MarApr 2026: too few flights (2 flights)AprMay 2026: 68% on time (25 flights)68MayJun 2026: 87% on time (30 flights)87JunJul 2026: 73% on time (30 flights)73JulAug 2026: 87% on time (31 flights)87Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday4276%
Tuesday4190%
Wednesday4188%
Thursday4288%
Friday4183%
Saturday4480%
Sunday4070%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 59%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 24%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 18%

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Questions

How often is DL 2886 from ATL to AUS late?

Delta Air Lines 2886 from Atlanta, GA to Austin, TX arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 13% of 363 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 1.4% were cancelled.

How often is DL 2886 from AUS to ATL late?

Delta Air Lines 2886 from Austin, TX to Atlanta, GA arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 18% of 291 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 1.4% 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.