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Delta Air Lines / CVG → ATL

DL 963 on time

Delta Air Lines 963: Cincinnati to Atlanta at 10:00 a.m.; Atlanta to Cincinnati at 7:35 a.m. (past 12 months). Figures below the title are for CVG → ATL, its busiest leg

On time
85%
205 flights · likely 80–90%
Cancelled
5.4%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−13 min
median vs schedule
When late
+45 min
average delay
Similar flights
85%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 7 DL 963 flights from Cincinnati arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (15%); 5.4% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 13 minutes early.

DL 963: CVG → ATL

Scheduled to leave Cincinnati at 10:00 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 85% of the time (205 flights), in line with other DL flights on the route at that hour (85%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Jan 2026: 81% on time (26 flights)81JanFeb 2026: 78% on time (27 flights)78FebMar 2026: 86% on time (28 flights)86MarApr 2026: 69% on time (26 flights)69AprMay 2026: 96% on time (25 flights)96MayJun 2026: 87% on time (23 flights)87JunJul 2026: 92% on time (24 flights)92JulAug 2026: 96% on time (26 flights)96Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday3485%
Tuesday3394%
Wednesday3388%
Thursday3388%
Friday3376%
Saturday9—
Sunday3087%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 59%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 34%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 5%Severe weather 2%

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DL 963: ATL → CVG

Scheduled to leave Atlanta at 7:35 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 85% of the time (194 flights), in line with other DL flights on the route at that hour (88%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Jan 2026: too few flights (13 flights)JanFeb 2026: 81% on time (26 flights)81FebMar 2026: 82% on time (28 flights)82MarApr 2026: 73% on time (26 flights)73AprMay 2026: 96% on time (25 flights)96MayJun 2026: 91% on time (23 flights)91JunJul 2026: 91% on time (23 flights)91JulAug 2026: 93% on time (30 flights)93Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday3284%
Tuesday3194%
Wednesday3190%
Thursday3190%
Friday3177%
Saturday10—
Sunday2882%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 78%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 19%Severe weather 3%

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Questions

How often is DL 963 from CVG to ATL late?

Delta Air Lines 963 from Cincinnati, OH to Atlanta, GA arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 15% of 205 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 5.4% were cancelled.

How often is DL 963 from ATL to CVG late?

Delta Air Lines 963 from Atlanta, GA to Cincinnati, OH arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 15% of 194 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 5.7% 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.