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DL 343 on time

Delta Air Lines 343: Washington to Atlanta at 7:59 a.m. (past 12 months)

On time
83%
332 flights · likely 79–87%
Cancelled
3.0%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−12 min
median vs schedule
When late
+103 min
average delay
Similar flights
84%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 6 DL 343 flights from Washington arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (17%); 3.0% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 12 minutes early.

DL 343: DCA → ATL

Scheduled to leave Washington at 7:59 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 83% of the time (332 flights), in line with other DL flights on the route at that hour (84%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Sep 2025: 100% on time (28 flights)100SepOct 2025: 90% on time (31 flights)90OctNov 2025: 87% on time (30 flights)87NovDec 2025: 74% on time (19 flights)74DecJan 2026: 68% on time (25 flights)68JanFeb 2026: 85% on time (26 flights)85FebMar 2026: 79% on time (28 flights)79MarApr 2026: 84% on time (25 flights)84AprMay 2026: 80% on time (30 flights)80MayJun 2026: 80% on time (30 flights)80JunJul 2026: 86% on time (29 flights)86JulAug 2026: 81% on time (31 flights)81Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday5176%
Tuesday5080%
Wednesday3591%
Thursday5092%
Friday4984%
Saturday4980%
Sunday4881%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 62%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 25%Late inbound plane 12%

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Questions

How often is DL 343 from DCA to ATL late?

Delta Air Lines 343 from Washington, DC to Atlanta, GA arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 17% of 332 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 3.0% 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.