ATL → DCA Delta Air Lines

Delta Air Lines · Atlanta, GA to Washington, DC · 3,838 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30 · aggregated across 12 flight numbers

On-time arrival
68%
Median delay
+2 min
90th percentile
+59 min
Cancellation rate
3%

How on-time is Delta Air Lines from ATL to DCA?

Across every Delta Air Lines flight number on ATL → DCA (3,838 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30), 68% arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. Median arrival delay +2 min; the worst 10% ran +59 min or later. 3% were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time2,54568%
16-30 min44212%
31-60 min36910%
61-120 min2326%
2+ hrs1334%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-0730148%+44 min
2025-0831774%+10 min
2025-0931779%+2 min
2025-1032877%+6 min
2025-1130168%+20 min
2025-1229961%+21 min
2026-0129869%+18 min
2026-0229164%+15 min
2026-0331361%+20 min
2026-0431772%+10 min
2026-0532271%+11 min
2026-0631774%+20 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon55370%
Tue52572%
Wed55868%
Thu55063%
Fri54165%
Sat46278%
Sun53264%

Based on US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics on-time data. Loading the full breakdown…