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DL 843 on time

Delta Air Lines 843: Atlanta to San Diego at 2:40 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
77%
296 flights · likely 72–81%
Cancelled
0.3%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−2 min
median vs schedule
When late
+58 min
average delay
Similar flights
83%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 4 DL 843 flights from Atlanta arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (23%); 0.3% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 2 minutes early.

DL 843: ATL → SAN

Scheduled to leave Atlanta at 2:40 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 77% of the time (296 flights), worse than other DL flights on the route at that hour (83%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Aug 2025: 90% on time (31 flights)90AugSep 2025: 87% on time (30 flights)87SepOct 2025: 87% on time (31 flights)87OctNov 2025: 80% on time (30 flights)80NovDec 2025: 68% on time (31 flights)68DecJan 2026: too few flights (4 flights)JanMar 2026: 96% on time (24 flights)96MarApr 2026: 70% on time (30 flights)70AprMay 2026: 84% on time (31 flights)84MayJun 2026: 71% on time (28 flights)71JunJul 2026: 73% on time (26 flights)73JulAug 2026: 55% on time (31 flights)55Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday4367%
Tuesday4283%
Wednesday4281%
Thursday4274%
Friday4274%
Saturday4281%
Sunday4377%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 44%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 26%Late inbound plane 23%Severe weather 7%

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Questions

How often is DL 843 from ATL to SAN late?

Delta Air Lines 843 from Atlanta, GA to San Diego, CA arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 23% of 296 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 0.3% 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.