Airline
Delta Air Lines
DL / DAL · United States
- IATA Code
- DL
- ICAO Code
- DAL
- Country
- United States
- Hub Airports
- ATL, BOS, DTW, JFK, LAX, LGA, MSP, SEA, SLC
- Website
- www.delta.com
Delta Air Lines is an airline based in United States, founded in 1925. It flies under IATA code DL and ICAO code DAL with the radio callsign “DELTA”.
It is a member of SkyTeam. Its hubs include ATL, BOS, DTW, JFK, LAX, LGA, MSP, SEA, SLC.
Below, the official U.S. DOT punctuality numbers sit side by side with what travelers actually say. Flown Delta Air Lines lately? Add your review.
Scorecard: official numbers vs. traveler stars
Official punctuality
81.1% on time
#1 of 14 reporting U.S. airlines
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- On-time arrivals
- 81.1%
- Less than 15 minutes late
- Cancelled
- 1.7%
- Of scheduled flights
- Average delay when late
- 76 min
- Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
- Flights tracked
- 1,039,517
- Scheduled flights in the period
What caused the delays
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 44%
- Late-arriving aircraft 29%
- Air traffic control & airport 22%
- Extreme weather 4%
- Security 0%
Share of delay minutes airlines attributed to each cause (BTS).
Show as table
| Month | On time | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| September 2025 | 87.6% | 84,875 |
| October 2025 | 84.0% | 90,097 |
| November 2025 | 82.4% | 84,475 |
| December 2025 | 74.5% | 85,139 |
| January 2026 | 80.2% | 79,198 |
| February 2026 | 83.3% | 74,200 |
| March 2026 | 79.9% | 86,890 |
| April 2026 | 85.0% | 87,115 |
| May 2026 | 82.2% | 91,955 |
| June 2026 | 82.3% | 90,247 |
| July 2026 | 74.1% | 94,140 |
| August 2026 | 78.4% | 91,186 |
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
Fleet
1,460 aircraft · average age 19.2 years
- Boeing 737-900 141
- Airbus A-321 127
- Canadair Challenger 800 124
- Boeing MD-88 114
- Boeing 757-200 114
- Canadair Challenger 890 94
- Boeing 717-200 91
- Boeing 737-800 77
Sources: OpenSky Network aircraft database, FAA registry and tail numbers reported to BTS.
Busiest routes
| Route | Flights | On time |
|---|---|---|
| ATL → MCO | 5,534 | 70% |
| MCO → ATL | 5,531 | 78% |
| ATL → LGA | 4,937 | 76% |
| LGA → ATL | 4,935 | 79% |
| ATL → TPA | 4,452 | 74% |
| TPA → ATL | 4,451 | 81% |
| ATL → FLL | 4,383 | 74% |
| FLL → ATL | 4,379 | 79% |
| ATL → DCA | 3,850 | 67% |
| DCA → ATL | 3,850 | 79% |
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