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DL 493 on time

Delta Air Lines 493: Atlanta to Denver at 8:54 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
77%
269 flights · likely 71–81%
Cancelled
0.4%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−3 min
median vs schedule
When late
+50 min
average delay
Similar flights
71%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 4 DL 493 flights from Atlanta arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (23%); 0.4% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 3 minutes early.

DL 493: ATL → DEN

Scheduled to leave Atlanta at 8:54 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 77% of the time (269 flights), better than other DL flights on the route at that hour (71%). Last seen in the data Aug 30, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Sep 2025: 80% on time (30 flights)80SepOct 2025: 74% on time (31 flights)74OctNov 2025: 86% on time (29 flights)86NovDec 2025: 61% on time (31 flights)61DecJan 2026: 76% on time (17 flights)76JanFeb 2026: too few flights (10 flights)FebMar 2026: 81% on time (21 flights)81MarApr 2026: 85% on time (26 flights)85AprMay 2026: 84% on time (25 flights)84MayJun 2026: 59% on time (17 flights)59JunJul 2026: 80% on time (15 flights)80JulAug 2026: 59% on time (17 flights)59Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday4670%
Tuesday3580%
Wednesday3591%
Thursday4470%
Friday4587%
Saturday2171%
Sunday4367%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 37%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 32%Late inbound plane 30%Severe weather 2%

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Questions

How often is DL 493 from ATL to DEN late?

Delta Air Lines 493 from Atlanta, GA to Denver, CO arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 23% of 269 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 0.4% 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.