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DL 471 on time

Delta Air Lines 471: Los Angeles to Atlanta at 5:30 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
83%
281 flights · likely 78–87%
Cancelled
1.1%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−9 min
median vs schedule
When late
+59 min
average delay
Similar flights
86%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 6 DL 471 flights from Los Angeles arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (17%); 1.1% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 9 minutes early.

DL 471: LAX → ATL

Scheduled to leave Los Angeles at 5:30 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 83% of the time (281 flights), in line with other DL flights on the route at that hour (86%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Sep 2025: 93% on time (30 flights)93SepOct 2025: 97% on time (30 flights)97OctNov 2025: 81% on time (27 flights)81NovDec 2025: 84% on time (31 flights)84DecJan 2026: 83% on time (18 flights)83JanFeb 2026: too few flights (14 flights)FebMar 2026: 67% on time (18 flights)67MarApr 2026: 94% on time (17 flights)94AprMay 2026: 79% on time (28 flights)79MayJun 2026: 70% on time (23 flights)70JunJul 2026: 82% on time (22 flights)82JulAug 2026: 74% on time (23 flights)74Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday5375%
Tuesday2295%
Wednesday22100%
Thursday5186%
Friday5080%
Saturday3479%
Sunday4982%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 43%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 29%Late inbound plane 28%

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Questions

How often is DL 471 from LAX to ATL late?

Delta Air Lines 471 from Los Angeles, CA to Atlanta, GA arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 17% of 281 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 1.1% 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.