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DL 2890 on time

Delta Air Lines 2890: Atlanta to Houston at 1:59 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
69%
179 flights · likely 62–76%
Cancelled
0.0%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−4 min
median vs schedule
When late
+49 min
average delay
Similar flights
70%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 3 DL 2890 flights from Atlanta arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (31%); 0.0% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 4 minutes early.

DL 2890: ATL → IAH

Scheduled to leave Atlanta at 1:59 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 69% of the time (179 flights), in line with other DL flights on the route at that hour (70%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Jan 2026: 80% on time (25 flights)80JanFeb 2026: too few flights (12 flights)FebMar 2026: too few flights (1 flights)MarApr 2026: 78% on time (18 flights)78AprMay 2026: 55% on time (31 flights)55MayJun 2026: 53% on time (30 flights)53JunJul 2026: 68% on time (31 flights)68JulAug 2026: 77% on time (31 flights)77Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday2785%
Tuesday2669%
Wednesday2673%
Thursday2572%
Friday2564%
Saturday2662%
Sunday2458%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 41%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 38%Late inbound plane 14%Severe weather 7%

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Questions

How often is DL 2890 from ATL to IAH late?

Delta Air Lines 2890 from Atlanta, GA to Houston, TX arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 31% of 179 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 0.0% 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.