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St Louis (STL) to Atlanta (ATL)

Historically, this flight arrives 15+ minutes late 13% of the time, and when it is late the delay averages 62 minutes. It was cancelled 1.8% of the time.

On-time arrivals
86.6%
Less than 15 minutes late
Cancelled
1.8%
Of scheduled flights
Average delay when late
62 min
Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
Flights tracked
223
Scheduled flights in the period

What caused the delays

  • Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 42%
  • Air traffic control & airport 39%
  • Late-arriving aircraft 11%
  • Extreme weather 7%
  • Security 0%

Share of delay minutes airlines attributed to each cause (BTS).

Atlanta (ATL) to St Louis (STL)

Historically, this flight arrives 15+ minutes late 15% of the time, and when it is late the delay averages 36 minutes. It was cancelled 1.0% of the time.

On-time arrivals
85.1%
Less than 15 minutes late
Cancelled
1.0%
Of scheduled flights
Average delay when late
36 min
Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
Flights tracked
102
Scheduled flights in the period

What caused the delays

  • Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 50%
  • Late-arriving aircraft 32%
  • Air traffic control & airport 18%
  • Extreme weather 0%
  • Security 0%

Share of delay minutes airlines attributed to each cause (BTS).

Detroit (DTW) to Sacramento (SMF)

Historically, this flight arrives 15+ minutes late 7% of the time, and when it is late the delay averages 52 minutes. It was cancelled 0.0% of the time.

On-time arrivals
93.0%
Less than 15 minutes late
Cancelled
0.0%
Of scheduled flights
Average delay when late
52 min
Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
Flights tracked
86
Scheduled flights in the period

What caused the delays

  • Air traffic control & airport 56%
  • Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 24%
  • Late-arriving aircraft 19%
  • Extreme weather 0%
  • Security 0%

Share of delay minutes airlines attributed to each cause (BTS).

Sacramento (SMF) to Detroit (DTW)

Historically, this flight arrives 15+ minutes late 10% of the time, and when it is late the delay averages 88 minutes. It was cancelled 0.0% of the time.

On-time arrivals
89.5%
Less than 15 minutes late
Cancelled
0.0%
Of scheduled flights
Average delay when late
88 min
Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
Flights tracked
86
Scheduled flights in the period

What caused the delays

  • Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 82%
  • Late-arriving aircraft 13%
  • Air traffic control & airport 5%
  • Extreme weather 0%
  • Security 0%

Share of delay minutes airlines attributed to each cause (BTS).

Las Vegas (LAS) to New York (JFK)

Historically, this flight arrives 15+ minutes late 23% of the time, and when it is late the delay averages 60 minutes. It was cancelled 3.2% of the time.

On-time arrivals
76.7%
Less than 15 minutes late
Cancelled
3.2%
Of scheduled flights
Average delay when late
60 min
Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
Flights tracked
31
Scheduled flights in the period

What caused the delays

  • Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 75%
  • Late-arriving aircraft 23%
  • Air traffic control & airport 2%
  • Extreme weather 0%
  • Security 0%

Share of delay minutes airlines attributed to each cause (BTS).

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On-time arrivals by month
Sep 2025 Aug 2026
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MonthOn timeFlights
September 2025 95.0% 60
October 2025 91.7% 60
November 2025 86.0% 50
December 2025 91.7% 26
January 2026 84.4% 34
February 2026 92.9% 28
March 2026 86.7% 31
April 2026 86.2% 30
May 2026 80.0% 31
June 2026 75.9% 54
July 2026 83.9% 62
August 2026 91.8% 62

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

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