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Delta Air Lines / ATL → ECP

DL 3053 on time

Delta Air Lines 3053: Atlanta to Panama City at 5:53 p.m.; Panama City to Atlanta at 6:45 p.m. (past 12 months). Figures below the title are for ATL → ECP, its busiest leg

On time
71%
217 flights · likely 64–76%
Cancelled
5.1%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−7 min
median vs schedule
When late
+71 min
average delay
Similar flights
71%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 3 DL 3053 flights from Atlanta arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (29%); 5.1% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 7 minutes early.

DL 3053: ATL → ECP

Scheduled to leave Atlanta at 5:53 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 71% of the time (217 flights), in line with other DL flights on the route at that hour (71%). Last seen in the data Aug 30, 2026.

Month by month

20%60%100%Sep 2025: too few flights (13 flights)SepOct 2025: 69% on time (16 flights)69OctNov 2025: too few flights (14 flights)NovDec 2025: 71% on time (24 flights)71DecJan 2026: 59% on time (17 flights)59JanFeb 2026: too few flights (10 flights)FebMar 2026: 79% on time (24 flights)79MarApr 2026: 77% on time (30 flights)77AprMay 2026: 80% on time (20 flights)80MayJun 2026: 63% on time (16 flights)63JunJul 2026: 25% on time (16 flights)25JulAug 2026: 65% on time (17 flights)65Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday4370%
Tuesday17—
Wednesday15—
Thursday4171%
Friday4163%
Saturday16—
Sunday4464%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 46%Late inbound plane 38%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 9%Severe weather 8%

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DL 3053: ECP → ATL

Scheduled to leave Panama City at 6:45 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 73% of the time (175 flights), in line with other DL flights on the route at that hour (75%). Last seen in the data Aug 30, 2026.

Usually Delta Air Lines's last flight of the day from Panama City to Atlanta (100% of days). Delta Air Lines's last ECP–ATL flight was cancelled 3.6% of the time, against 1.8% for its earlier ones. If it's cancelled, the next Delta Air Lines flight is usually around 6:00 a.m. the next morning.

Month by month

20%60%100%Sep 2025: too few flights (13 flights)SepOct 2025: 75% on time (16 flights)75OctNov 2025: too few flights (14 flights)NovDec 2025: 68% on time (19 flights)68DecJan 2026: too few flights (10 flights)JanFeb 2026: too few flights (5 flights)FebMar 2026: too few flights (14 flights)MarApr 2026: 82% on time (17 flights)82AprMay 2026: 72% on time (18 flights)72MayJun 2026: 69% on time (16 flights)69JunJul 2026: 31% on time (16 flights)31JulAug 2026: 82% on time (17 flights)82Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday4372%
Tuesday4—
Wednesday1—
Thursday3874%
Friday4068%
Saturday5—
Sunday4473%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 66%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 26%Severe weather 4%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 3%

All flights ECP → ATL · Connecting off DL 3053? Check the risk

Questions

How often is DL 3053 from ATL to ECP late?

Delta Air Lines 3053 from Atlanta, GA to Panama City, FL arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 29% of 217 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 5.1% were cancelled.

How often is DL 3053 from ECP to ATL late?

Delta Air Lines 3053 from Panama City, FL to Atlanta, GA arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 27% of 175 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 5.1% 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.