DL686 RDU → ATL

Delta Air Lines · Raleigh/Durham, NC to Atlanta, GA · 35 flights observed, 2026-03-09 to 2026-04-12 · 356 mi

This flight's reliability varies a lot by day of week — 100% on-time on Fridays vs. 60% on Mondays.

DL686 covers more than one route in the data window — the stats below are for RDU → ATL, the one it has flown most recently. The others are linked under “Other routes”.

On-time arrival
82%
Median delay
-5 min
90th percentile
+59 min
Cancellation rate
3%

How often is DL686 on time?

Across 35 flights on RDU → ATL from 2026-03-09 to 2026-04-12, DL686 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 82% of the time. The median arrival delay was -5 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +59 min or later. 3% of flights were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time2882%
16-30 min00%
31-60 min39%
61-120 min39%
2+ hrs00%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2026-032273%+14 min
2026-0412100%-7 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon560%
Tue475%
Wed560%
Thu580%
Fri5100%
Sat5100%
Sun5100%

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