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DL 5159 on time

Delta Air Lines 5159: Atlanta to Fayetteville at 7:37 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
61%
120 flights · likely 52–69%
Cancelled
0.8%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
+2 min
median vs schedule
When late
+94 min
average delay
Similar flights
70%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 3 DL 5159 flights from Atlanta arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (39%); 0.8% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 2 minutes late.

DL 5159: ATL → XNA

Scheduled to leave Atlanta at 7:37 p.m. local time, operated by Endeavor Air as 9E 5159. Over the past year it arrived on time 61% of the time (120 flights), worse than other DL flights on the route at that hour (70%). Last seen in the data Aug 2, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%May 2025: 52% on time (25 flights)52MayJun 2025: too few flights (7 flights)JunMar 2026: too few flights (14 flights)MarApr 2026: 80% on time (25 flights)80AprMay 2026: 50% on time (18 flights)50MayJun 2026: 73% on time (30 flights)73JunJul 2026: 45% on time (31 flights)45JulAug 2026: too few flights (2 flights)Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday19—
Tuesday14—
Wednesday15—
Thursday19—
Friday19—
Saturday14—
Sunday2050%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 40%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 31%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 27%Severe weather 1%

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Questions

How often is DL 5159 from ATL to XNA late?

Delta Air Lines 5159 from Atlanta, GA to Fayetteville, AR arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 39% of 120 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.