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DL 826 on time

Delta Air Lines 826: Atlanta to Santa Ana at 8:51 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
79%
329 flights · likely 74–83%
Cancelled
0.6%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−3 min
median vs schedule
When late
+42 min
average delay
Similar flights
77%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 5 DL 826 flights from Atlanta arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (21%); 0.6% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 3 minutes early.

DL 826: ATL → SNA

Scheduled to leave Atlanta at 8:51 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 79% of the time (329 flights), in line with other DL flights on the route at that hour (77%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Usually Delta Air Lines's last flight of the day from Atlanta to Santa Ana (60% of days). Delta Air Lines's last ATL–SNA flight was cancelled 0.5% of the time, against 1.1% for its earlier ones. If it's cancelled, the next Delta Air Lines flight is usually around 11:00 a.m. the next morning.

Month by month

40%70%100%Sep 2025: 83% on time (30 flights)83SepOct 2025: 78% on time (27 flights)78OctNov 2025: 73% on time (22 flights)73NovDec 2025: too few flights (11 flights)DecJan 2026: 85% on time (27 flights)85JanFeb 2026: 79% on time (28 flights)79FebMar 2026: 84% on time (31 flights)84MarApr 2026: 77% on time (30 flights)77AprMay 2026: 61% on time (31 flights)61MayJun 2026: 77% on time (30 flights)77JunJul 2026: 84% on time (31 flights)84JulAug 2026: 87% on time (31 flights)87Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday5176%
Tuesday3977%
Wednesday4576%
Thursday4879%
Friday4875%
Saturday4990%
Sunday4980%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 58%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 22%Late inbound plane 17%Security 3%Severe weather 1%

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Questions

How often is DL 826 from ATL to SNA late?

Delta Air Lines 826 from Atlanta, GA to Santa Ana, CA arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 21% of 329 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 0.6% 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.