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DL 531 on time

Delta Air Lines 531: San Francisco to Atlanta at 1:45 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
74%
235 flights · likely 68–79%
Cancelled
0.4%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−5 min
median vs schedule
When late
+54 min
average delay
Similar flights
75%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 4 DL 531 flights from San Francisco arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (26%); 0.4% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 5 minutes early.

DL 531: SFO → ATL

Scheduled to leave San Francisco at 1:45 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 74% of the time (235 flights), in line with other DL flights on the route at that hour (75%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Aug 2025: 84% on time (31 flights)84AugSep 2025: 73% on time (30 flights)73SepOct 2025: 87% on time (31 flights)87OctNov 2025: 76% on time (29 flights)76NovDec 2025: 95% on time (19 flights)95DecFeb 2026: too few flights (3 flights)FebMar 2026: too few flights (4 flights)MarApr 2026: too few flights (2 flights)AprMay 2026: 80% on time (25 flights)80MayJun 2026: 73% on time (30 flights)73JunJul 2026: 65% on time (31 flights)65JulAug 2026: 55% on time (31 flights)55Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday3379%
Tuesday3284%
Wednesday3266%
Thursday3272%
Friday3373%
Saturday4173%
Sunday3269%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 49%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 28%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 19%Severe weather 4%

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Questions

How often is DL 531 from SFO to ATL late?

Delta Air Lines 531 from San Francisco, CA to Atlanta, GA arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 26% 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.