DL556 ATL → SNA

Delta Air Lines · Atlanta, GA to Santa Ana, CA · 195 flights observed, 2025-07-06 to 2026-05-04 · 1,919 mi

This flight's scheduled flight time has grown by 28 min since 2025-07 — some of the on-time performance may reflect a more generous published schedule, not a faster or more reliable flight.

DL556 covers more than one route in the data window — the stats below are for ATL → SNA, the one it has flown most recently. The others are linked under “Other routes”.

On-time arrival
78%
Median delay
-3 min
90th percentile
+28 min
Cancellation rate
2%

How often is DL556 on time?

Across 195 flights on ATL → SNA from 2025-07-06 to 2026-05-04, DL556 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 78% of the time. The median arrival delay was -3 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +28 min or later. 2% of flights were cancelled.

Delay distribution

Arrival delay for completed flights (excludes cancellations and diversions).

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time14878%
16-30 min2614%
31-60 min116%
61-120 min32%
2+ hrs21%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-071471%+8 min
2025-081782%+2 min
2025-091669%+10 min
2025-102596%+22 min
2025-112669%+3 min
2025-122475%+0 min
2026-011788%-10 min
2026-021464%-2 min
2026-031776%-1 min
2026-041782%+1 min
2026-05367%+268 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon4374%
Tue1377%
Wed11100%
Thu4080%
Fri4083%
Sat475%
Sun3969%

Based on US Department of Transportation Bureau of Transportation Statistics on-time data. Loading live conditions and full charts…