Flight DL1897
Delta Air Lines flight DL1897
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Atlanta (ATL) to Lexington (LEX)
Historically, this flight arrives 15+ minutes late 20% of the time, and when it is late the delay averages 47 minutes. It was cancelled 0.9% of the time.
- On-time arrivals
- 80.4%
- Less than 15 minutes late
- Cancelled
- 0.9%
- Of scheduled flights
- Average delay when late
- 47 min
- Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
- Flights tracked
- 108
- Scheduled flights in the period
What caused the delays
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 50%
- Late-arriving aircraft 44%
- Extreme weather 4%
- Air traffic control & airport 2%
- Security 0%
Share of delay minutes airlines attributed to each cause (BTS).
Lexington (LEX) to Atlanta (ATL)
Historically, this flight arrives 15+ minutes late 20% of the time, and when it is late the delay averages 39 minutes. It was cancelled 0.0% of the time.
- On-time arrivals
- 80.4%
- Less than 15 minutes late
- Cancelled
- 0.0%
- Of scheduled flights
- Average delay when late
- 39 min
- Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
- Flights tracked
- 46
- Scheduled flights in the period
What caused the delays
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 46%
- Late-arriving aircraft 42%
- Air traffic control & airport 13%
- Extreme weather 0%
- Security 0%
Share of delay minutes airlines attributed to each cause (BTS).
Boston (BOS) to Salt Lake City (SLC)
Only 3 flights on record, which is too few for reliable odds.
- On-time arrivals
- 0.0%
- Less than 15 minutes late
- Cancelled
- 0.0%
- Of scheduled flights
- Average delay when late
- 105 min
- Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
- Flights tracked
- 3
- Scheduled flights in the period
What caused the delays
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 73%
- Air traffic control & airport 27%
- Late-arriving aircraft 0%
- Extreme weather 0%
- Security 0%
Share of delay minutes airlines attributed to each cause (BTS).
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| Month | On time | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| September 2025 | 90.2% | 41 |
| October 2025 | 78.3% | 46 |
| November 2025 | 84.6% | 40 |
| December 2025 | 58.6% | 29 |
| January 2026 | 0.0% | 1 |
Source: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics on-time data, September 2025 – August 2026. Covers flights operated by reporting U.S. carriers. About our data