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DL 729 on time

Delta Air Lines 729: San Diego to Atlanta at 6:15 a.m. (past 12 months)

On time
90%
365 flights · likely 86–93%
Cancelled
0.8%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−6 min
median vs schedule
When late
+54 min
average delay
Similar flights
90%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 10 DL 729 flights from San Diego arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (10%); 0.8% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 6 minutes early.

DL 729: SAN → ATL

Scheduled to leave San Diego at 6:15 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 90% of the time (365 flights), in line with other DL flights on the route at that hour (90%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Sep 2025: 100% on time (30 flights)100SepOct 2025: 100% on time (31 flights)100OctNov 2025: 93% on time (30 flights)93NovDec 2025: 97% on time (31 flights)97DecJan 2026: 87% on time (31 flights)87JanFeb 2026: 86% on time (28 flights)86FebMar 2026: 77% on time (31 flights)77MarApr 2026: 97% on time (30 flights)97AprMay 2026: 94% on time (31 flights)94MayJun 2026: 83% on time (30 flights)83JunJul 2026: 81% on time (31 flights)81JulAug 2026: 84% on time (31 flights)84Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday5391%
Tuesday5290%
Wednesday5292%
Thursday5288%
Friday5292%
Saturday5285%
Sunday5290%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 38%Late inbound plane 29%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 29%Severe weather 4%

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Questions

How often is DL 729 from SAN to ATL late?

Delta Air Lines 729 from San Diego, CA to Atlanta, GA arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 10% 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.