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Carrier month · August 2024
Delta Air Lines in August 2024
BTS: A flight is counted as on time if it arrived less than 15 minutes after its scheduled time. Only carriers with at least 0.5 percent of domestic scheduled passenger revenue report.
In August 2024, Delta Air Lines (DL) reported 90,397 scheduled domestic flights. 79.9% arrived on time, 0.8% were cancelled and 0.3% diverted.
All reporting carriers together recorded 74.7% on time and 2.1% cancelled that month, so the carrier was 5.2 points above the combined figure.
A year earlier, in August 2023, it reported 89,057 flights with 79.5% on time: a change of +0.4 points.
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, air carrier 44%, late-arriving aircraft 29% and national aviation system 22%.
- On time 79.9%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 19.0%
- Cancelled 0.8%
- Diverted 0.3%
August 2024 against a year earlier, the carrier's year and all carriers
| Measure | Aug 2024 | Aug 2023 | DL, 12 months to Jul 2026 | All carriers, Aug 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arrived on time | 79.9% | 79.5% | 79.9% | 74.7% |
| Departed on time | 79.7% | 78.4% | 80.6% | 75.4% |
| Cancelled | 0.8% | 1.7% | 1.7% | 2.1% |
| Average arrival delay | 6.0 min | 5.6 min | 3.9 min | 10.6 min |
| Scheduled flights a day | 3,013 | 2,969 | 2,846 | 20,634 |
| Scheduled flights | 90,397 | 89,057 | 1,038,644 | 619,025 |
143 airports and 910 routes had DL flights that month.
Busiest airports that month
| Airport | Departures | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL Atlanta | 20,187 | 80.1% | 5.0 min | 0.4% |
| MSP Minneapolis | 6,892 | 77.1% | 6.3 min | 0.4% |
| DTW Detroit | 5,298 | 75.8% | 9.9 min | 0.9% |
| SLC Salt Lake City | 4,748 | 78.1% | 8.6 min | 0.4% |
| LAX Los Angeles | 3,223 | 82.9% | 1.6 min | 0.2% |
| SEA Seattle | 2,960 | 80.0% | 4.9 min | 0.4% |
| JFK New York | 2,611 | 68.4% | 13.5 min | 2.8% |
| BOS Boston | 2,290 | 76.1% | 7.4 min | 0.9% |
| LGA New York | 2,285 | 70.1% | 15.6 min | 4.7% |
| MCO Orlando | 1,700 | 67.5% | 19.6 min | 2.2% |
| LAS Las Vegas | 1,375 | 81.0% | 3.1 min | 0.2% |
| SFO San Francisco | 1,215 | 81.2% | 4.1 min | 0.2% |
| ORD Chicago | 1,090 | 73.2% | 16.1 min | 1.5% |
| DFW Dallas/Fort Worth | 1,082 | 83.9% | 0.9 min | 1.1% |
| DEN Denver | 1,077 | 80.2% | 5.4 min | 1.3% |
By scheduled departure hour
Delay causes
Questions and answers
What share of Delta Air Lines flights were on time in August 2024?
79.9% of 90,397 scheduled domestic flights arrived less than 15 minutes late; all reporting carriers together recorded 74.7% that month.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
In August 2023 the carrier reported 89,057 flights with 79.5% on time and 1.7% cancelled, against 79.9% and 0.8% in August 2024.
Provenance
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for August 2024; public domain. Domestic scheduled flights, totals and averages only. The site's data runs through July 2026. Full record for Delta Air Lines · methodology · corrections.