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Delta Air Lines / ATL → CAE

DL 2944 on time

Delta Air Lines 2944: Atlanta to Columbia at 12:00 p.m.; Columbia to Atlanta at 1:59 p.m. (past 12 months). Figures below the title are for ATL → CAE, its busiest leg

On time
88%
177 flights · likely 83–92%
Cancelled
0.0%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−11 min
median vs schedule
When late
+40 min
average delay
Similar flights
89%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 8 DL 2944 flights from Atlanta arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (12%); 0.0% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 11 minutes early.

DL 2944: ATL → CAE

Scheduled to leave Atlanta at 12:00 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 88% of the time (177 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%Jan 2025: 85% on time (27 flights)85JanFeb 2025: 82% on time (28 flights)82FebMar 2025: too few flights (9 flights)MarApr 2025: too few flights (10 flights)AprMar 2026: 75% on time (24 flights)75MarApr 2026: 93% on time (30 flights)93AprMay 2026: 97% on time (31 flights)97MayJun 2026: 93% on time (30 flights)93JunJul 2026: 81% on time (31 flights)81JulAug 2026: 87% on time (31 flights)87Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday2677%
Tuesday2584%
Wednesday2584%
Thursday2596%
Friday2592%
Saturday2592%
Sunday2692%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 44%Late inbound plane 42%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 12%Severe weather 3%

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DL 2944: CAE → ATL

Scheduled to leave Columbia at 1:59 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 82% of the time (141 flights), in line with other DL flights on the route at that hour (83%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Apr 2026: 89% on time (18 flights)89AprMay 2026: 90% on time (31 flights)90MayJun 2026: 83% on time (30 flights)83JunJul 2026: 71% on time (31 flights)71JulAug 2026: 77% on time (31 flights)77Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday2167%
Tuesday2070%
Wednesday2095%
Thursday2090%
Friday2085%
Saturday2090%
Sunday2075%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 34%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 27%Severe weather 21%Late inbound plane 17%

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Questions

How often is DL 2944 from ATL to CAE late?

Delta Air Lines 2944 from Atlanta, GA to Columbia, SC arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 12% of 177 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 0.0% were cancelled.

How often is DL 2944 from CAE to ATL late?

Delta Air Lines 2944 from Columbia, SC to Atlanta, GA arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 18% of 141 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.