DL838 PBI → ATL

Delta Air Lines · West Palm Beach/Palm Beach, FL to Atlanta, GA · 361 flights observed, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30 · 545 mi

This flight is usually on time, but has a real long-delay tail — typical (median) delay is -4 min, while the worst 10% run +58 min or later.

DL838 covers more than one route in the data window — the stats below are for PBI → ATL, the one it has flown most recently. The others are linked under “Other routes”.

On-time arrival
75%
Median delay
-4 min
90th percentile
+58 min
Cancellation rate
2%

How often is DL838 on time?

Across 361 flights on PBI → ATL from 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30, DL838 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 75% of the time. The median arrival delay was -4 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +58 min or later. 2% of flights were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time26475%
16-30 min298%
31-60 min257%
61-120 min216%
2+ hrs123%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-072966%+19 min
2025-083070%+9 min
2025-093073%+7 min
2025-103187%+2 min
2025-112976%+14 min
2025-122774%+3 min
2026-012993%+2 min
2026-022871%+13 min
2026-032879%+9 min
2026-043067%+9 min
2026-053171%+5 min
2026-062976%+11 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon5169%
Tue5277%
Wed4982%
Thu4969%
Fri5175%
Sat5088%
Sun4967%

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