DL850 DCA → ATL
Delta Air Lines · Washington, DC to Atlanta, GA · 348 flights observed, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30 · 547 mi
DL850 covers more than one route in the data window — the stats below are for DCA → ATL, the one it has flown most recently. The others are linked under “Other routes”.
On-time arrival
68%
Median delay
-1 min
90th percentile
+109 min
Cancellation rate
3%
How often is DL850 on time?
Across 348 flights on DCA → ATL from 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30, DL850 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 68% of the time. The median arrival delay was -1 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +109 min or later. 3% of flights were cancelled.
Delay distribution
Arrival delay for completed flights (excludes cancellations and diversions).
| Arrival | Flights | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Early / on-time | 230 | 68% |
| 16-30 min | 32 | 10% |
| 31-60 min | 26 | 8% |
| 61-120 min | 19 | 6% |
| 2+ hrs | 29 | 9% |
Performance by month
| Month | Flights | On-time | Avg delay |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07 | 28 | 46% | +65 min |
| 2025-08 | 29 | 79% | +2 min |
| 2025-09 | 30 | 80% | +5 min |
| 2025-10 | 31 | 81% | +1 min |
| 2025-11 | 28 | 57% | +39 min |
| 2025-12 | 18 | 89% | +1 min |
| 2026-01 | 25 | 64% | +24 min |
| 2026-02 | 28 | 64% | +23 min |
| 2026-03 | 31 | 65% | +21 min |
| 2026-04 | 30 | 70% | +5 min |
| 2026-05 | 30 | 63% | +23 min |
| 2026-06 | 28 | 68% | +22 min |
Performance by day of week
| Day | Flights | On-time |
|---|---|---|
| Mon | 49 | 67% |
| Tue | 50 | 72% |
| Wed | 48 | 60% |
| Thu | 48 | 58% |
| Fri | 48 | 73% |
| Sat | 48 | 81% |
| Sun | 45 | 67% |
Other routes
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