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DL 500 on time

Delta Air Lines 500: Atlanta to Los Angeles at 6:30 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
73%
362 flights · likely 68–78%
Cancelled
0.8%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−2 min
median vs schedule
When late
+64 min
average delay
Similar flights
80%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 4 DL 500 flights from Atlanta arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (27%); 0.8% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 2 minutes early.

DL 500: ATL → LAX

Scheduled to leave Atlanta at 6:30 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 73% of the time (362 flights), worse than other DL flights on the route at that hour (80%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

30%65%100%Sep 2025: 80% on time (30 flights)80SepOct 2025: 81% on time (31 flights)81OctNov 2025: 75% on time (28 flights)75NovDec 2025: 84% on time (31 flights)84DecJan 2026: 87% on time (31 flights)87JanFeb 2026: 86% on time (28 flights)86FebMar 2026: 87% on time (31 flights)87MarApr 2026: 67% on time (30 flights)67AprMay 2026: 67% on time (30 flights)67MayJun 2026: 77% on time (30 flights)77JunJul 2026: 42% on time (31 flights)42JulAug 2026: 48% on time (31 flights)48Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday5379%
Tuesday5267%
Wednesday5275%
Thursday5175%
Friday5171%
Saturday5275%
Sunday5171%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 46%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 27%Late inbound plane 19%Severe weather 8%Security 1%

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Questions

How often is DL 500 from ATL to LAX late?

Delta Air Lines 500 from Atlanta, GA to Los Angeles, CA arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 27% of 362 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 0.8% 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.