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DL 541 on time

Delta Air Lines 541: Seattle to Washington at 3:20 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
75%
349 flights · likely 71–80%
Cancelled
1.1%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−6 min
median vs schedule
When late
+79 min
average delay
Similar flights
76%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 4 DL 541 flights from Seattle arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (25%); 1.1% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 6 minutes early.

DL 541: SEA → IAD

Scheduled to leave Seattle at 3:20 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 75% of the time (349 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: 73% on time (30 flights)73SepOct 2025: 81% on time (31 flights)81OctNov 2025: 77% on time (30 flights)77NovDec 2025: 68% on time (19 flights)68DecJan 2026: 70% on time (27 flights)70JanFeb 2026: 71% on time (28 flights)71FebMar 2026: 65% on time (31 flights)65MarApr 2026: 90% on time (30 flights)90AprMay 2026: 87% on time (31 flights)87MayJun 2026: 70% on time (30 flights)70JunJul 2026: 68% on time (31 flights)68JulAug 2026: 81% on time (31 flights)81Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday5173%
Tuesday5074%
Wednesday5086%
Thursday5084%
Friday5064%
Saturday4976%
Sunday4971%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 66%Late inbound plane 19%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 9%Severe weather 6%

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Questions

How often is DL 541 from SEA to IAD late?

Delta Air Lines 541 from Seattle, WA to Washington, DC arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 25% of 349 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 1.1% 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.