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DL 5291 on time

Delta Air Lines 5291: Augusta to Atlanta at 5:42 a.m. (past 12 months)

On time
89%
235 flights · likely 84–92%
Cancelled
0.4%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−11 min
median vs schedule
When late
+140 min
average delay
Similar flights
88%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 9 DL 5291 flights from Augusta arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (11%); 0.4% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 11 minutes early.

DL 5291: AGS → ATL

Scheduled to leave Augusta at 5:42 a.m. local time, operated by Endeavor Air as 9E 5291. Over the past year it arrived on time 89% of the time (235 flights), in line with other DL flights on the route at that hour (88%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Jun 2025: 83% on time (23 flights)83JunJul 2025: 84% on time (31 flights)84JulAug 2025: 90% on time (31 flights)90AugSep 2025: 95% on time (21 flights)95SepOct 2025: 100% on time (31 flights)100OctNov 2025: too few flights (6 flights)NovMar 2026: 67% on time (24 flights)67MarApr 2026: 83% on time (30 flights)83AprMay 2026: 87% on time (31 flights)87MayJun 2026: 100% on time (30 flights)100JunJul 2026: 81% on time (31 flights)81JulAug 2026: 97% on time (31 flights)97Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday3491%
Tuesday3385%
Wednesday3394%
Thursday3482%
Friday3494%
Saturday3382%
Sunday3494%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 54%Late inbound plane 20%Severe weather 15%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 11%Security 1%

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Questions

How often is DL 5291 from AGS to ATL late?

Delta Air Lines 5291 from Augusta, GA to Atlanta, GA arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 11% of 235 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.