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DL 721 on time

Delta Air Lines 721: Santa Ana to Atlanta at 6:45 a.m. (past 12 months)

On time
79%
365 flights · likely 74–83%
Cancelled
0.8%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−3 min
median vs schedule
When late
+89 min
average delay
Similar flights
81%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 5 DL 721 flights from Santa Ana arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (21%); 0.8% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 3 minutes early.

DL 721: SNA → ATL

Scheduled to leave Santa Ana at 6:45 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 (81%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Sep 2025: 80% on time (30 flights)80SepOct 2025: 90% on time (31 flights)90OctNov 2025: 83% on time (30 flights)83NovDec 2025: 71% on time (31 flights)71DecJan 2026: 74% on time (31 flights)74JanFeb 2026: 79% on time (28 flights)79FebMar 2026: 71% on time (31 flights)71MarApr 2026: 87% on time (30 flights)87AprMay 2026: 84% on time (31 flights)84MayJun 2026: 87% on time (30 flights)87JunJul 2026: 61% on time (31 flights)61JulAug 2026: 77% on time (31 flights)77Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday5374%
Tuesday5275%
Wednesday5287%
Thursday5290%
Friday5275%
Saturday5285%
Sunday5265%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 62%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 19%Late inbound plane 17%Severe weather 2%

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Questions

How often is DL 721 from SNA to ATL late?

Delta Air Lines 721 from Santa Ana, CA to Atlanta, GA arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 21% of 365 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.