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Carrier month · November 2024
Delta Air Lines in November 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 November 2024, Delta Air Lines (DL) reported 81,825 scheduled domestic flights. 88.6% arrived on time, 0.0% were cancelled and 0.1% diverted.
All reporting carriers together recorded 84.8% on time and 0.5% cancelled that month, so the carrier was 3.8 points above the combined figure.
A year earlier, in November 2023, it reported 80,353 flights with 91.3% on time: a change of −2.7 points.
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, air carrier 51%, late-arriving aircraft 25% and national aviation system 20%.
- On time 88.6%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 11.2%
- Cancelled 0.0%
- Diverted 0.1%
November 2024 against a year earlier, the carrier's year and all carriers
| Measure | Nov 2024 | Nov 2023 | DL, 12 months to Jul 2026 | All carriers, Nov 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arrived on time | 88.6% | 91.3% | 79.9% | 84.8% |
| Departed on time | 88.8% | 91.2% | 80.6% | 85.2% |
| Cancelled | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.7% | 0.5% |
| Average arrival delay | -4.0 min | -6.5 min | 3.9 min | -0.3 min |
| Scheduled flights a day | 2,728 | 2,678 | 2,846 | 19,180 |
| Scheduled flights | 81,825 | 80,353 | 1,038,644 | 575,404 |
145 airports and 914 routes had DL flights that month.
Busiest airports that month
| Airport | Departures | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL Atlanta | 18,565 | 87.6% | -1.7 min | 0.0% |
| MSP Minneapolis | 5,447 | 88.2% | -3.8 min | 0.0% |
| DTW Detroit | 4,667 | 86.7% | -4.1 min | 0.0% |
| SLC Salt Lake City | 4,378 | 85.7% | -1.1 min | 0.0% |
| LAX Los Angeles | 2,936 | 90.4% | -8.7 min | 0.0% |
| SEA Seattle | 2,500 | 89.8% | -6.9 min | 0.2% |
| JFK New York | 2,499 | 88.8% | -6.8 min | 0.0% |
| LGA New York | 2,437 | 89.5% | -6.1 min | 0.0% |
| BOS Boston | 2,174 | 87.9% | -6.5 min | 0.0% |
| MCO Orlando | 1,741 | 86.6% | -1.6 min | 0.0% |
| LAS Las Vegas | 1,355 | 93.9% | -12.3 min | 0.0% |
| TPA Tampa | 1,047 | 87.6% | -2.2 min | 0.0% |
| DFW Dallas/Fort Worth | 1,029 | 87.0% | 2.3 min | 0.2% |
| SFO San Francisco | 1,014 | 83.1% | 3.7 min | 0.0% |
| FLL Fort Lauderdale | 1,001 | 90.2% | -3.0 min | 0.0% |
By scheduled departure hour
Delay causes
Questions and answers
What share of Delta Air Lines flights were on time in November 2024?
88.6% of 81,825 scheduled domestic flights arrived less than 15 minutes late; all reporting carriers together recorded 84.8% that month.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
In November 2023 the carrier reported 80,353 flights with 91.3% on time and 0.0% cancelled, against 88.6% and 0.0% in November 2024.
Provenance
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for November 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.