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DL 847 on time

Delta Air Lines 847: Salt Lake City to Washington at 5:35 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
79%
364 flights · likely 75–83%
Cancelled
1.7%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−7 min
median vs schedule
When late
+57 min
average delay
Similar flights
78%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 5 DL 847 flights from Salt Lake City arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (21%); 1.7% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 7 minutes early.

DL 847: SLC → IAD

Scheduled to leave Salt Lake City at 5:35 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 79% of the time (364 flights), in line with other DL flights on the route at that hour (78%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Sep 2025: 87% on time (30 flights)87SepOct 2025: 81% on time (31 flights)81OctNov 2025: 93% on time (29 flights)93NovDec 2025: 90% on time (31 flights)90DecJan 2026: 77% on time (31 flights)77JanFeb 2026: 86% on time (28 flights)86FebMar 2026: 77% on time (31 flights)77MarApr 2026: 90% on time (30 flights)90AprMay 2026: 81% on time (31 flights)81MayJun 2026: 90% on time (30 flights)90JunJul 2026: 45% on time (31 flights)45JulAug 2026: 58% on time (31 flights)58Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday5379%
Tuesday5290%
Wednesday5287%
Thursday5176%
Friday5271%
Saturday5283%
Sunday5269%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 62%Late inbound plane 22%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 13%Severe weather 3%

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Questions

How often is DL 847 from SLC to IAD late?

Delta Air Lines 847 from Salt Lake City, UT to Washington, DC arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 21% of 364 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 1.7% 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.