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DL 506 on time

Delta Air Lines 506: Seattle to Miami at 8:00 a.m.; Miami to Seattle at 6:05 p.m. (past 12 months). Figures below the title are for SEA → MIA, its busiest leg

On time
79%
365 flights · likely 74–83%
Cancelled
1.4%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−8 min
median vs schedule
When late
+65 min
average delay
Similar flights
76%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 5 DL 506 flights from Seattle arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (21%); 1.4% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 8 minutes early.

DL 506: SEA → MIA

Scheduled to leave Seattle at 8:00 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 79% of the time (365 flights), in line with other DL flights on the route at that hour (76%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Sep 2025: 67% on time (30 flights)67SepOct 2025: 94% on time (31 flights)94OctNov 2025: 77% on time (30 flights)77NovDec 2025: 77% on time (31 flights)77DecJan 2026: 74% on time (31 flights)74JanFeb 2026: 79% on time (28 flights)79FebMar 2026: 65% on time (31 flights)65MarApr 2026: 83% on time (30 flights)83AprMay 2026: 87% on time (31 flights)87MayJun 2026: 83% on time (30 flights)83JunJul 2026: 81% on time (31 flights)81JulAug 2026: 81% on time (31 flights)81Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday5372%
Tuesday5281%
Wednesday5283%
Thursday5281%
Friday5275%
Saturday5281%
Sunday5281%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 58%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 38%Severe weather 3%

All flights SEA → MIA · Connecting off DL 506? Check the risk

DL 506: MIA → SEA

Scheduled to leave Miami at 6:05 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 60% of the time (257 flights), worse than other DL flights on the route at that hour (63%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

30%65%100%Aug 2025: 48% on time (31 flights)48AugSep 2025: 50% on time (30 flights)50SepOct 2025: 84% on time (31 flights)84OctNov 2025: 57% on time (30 flights)57NovDec 2025: 68% on time (19 flights)68DecFeb 2026: 59% on time (17 flights)59FebMar 2026: 42% on time (31 flights)42MarApr 2026: too few flights (12 flights)AprMay 2026: 64% on time (25 flights)64MayJun 2026: too few flights (6 flights)JunJul 2026: 68% on time (25 flights)68JulAug 2026: 61% on time (31 flights)61Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday3647%
Tuesday3681%
Wednesday3664%
Thursday3858%
Friday3855%
Saturday3765%
Sunday3647%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 57%Late inbound plane 25%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 15%Severe weather 3%

All flights MIA → SEA · Connecting off DL 506? Check the risk

Questions

How often is DL 506 from SEA to MIA late?

Delta Air Lines 506 from Seattle, WA to Miami, FL arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 21% of 365 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 1.4% were cancelled.

How often is DL 506 from MIA to SEA late?

Delta Air Lines 506 from Miami, FL to Seattle, WA arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 40% of 257 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 2.3% 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.