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Flight DL896

Delta Air Lines flight DL896

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  • Watch Ground Delay Program SAN

    Ground Delay Program at San Diego International Airport (SAN): Average 37 minutes, up to 1 hour and 11 minutes

    Reason: airport volume

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  • Advisory Coastal Flood Advisory CLD, SAN, SNA

    COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM FRIDAY TO NOON PST TUESDAY

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Atlanta (ATL) to San Diego (SAN)

Historically, this flight arrives 15+ minutes late 23% of the time, and when it is late the delay averages 53 minutes. It was cancelled 2.1% of the time.

On-time arrivals
76.6%
Less than 15 minutes late
Cancelled
2.1%
Of scheduled flights
Average delay when late
53 min
Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
Flights tracked
329
Scheduled flights in the period

What caused the delays

  • Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 49%
  • Late-arriving aircraft 24%
  • Air traffic control & airport 21%
  • Extreme weather 5%
  • Security 1%

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 75.0% 12
October 2025 82.1% 29
November 2025 62.5% 18
December 2025 65.4% 28
January 2026 80.0% 30
February 2026 82.1% 28
March 2026 82.1% 31
April 2026 83.3% 30
May 2026 80.6% 31
June 2026 73.3% 30
July 2026 66.7% 31
August 2026 77.4% 31

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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