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Carrier month · July 2026
Delta Air Lines in July 2026
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 July 2026, Delta Air Lines (DL) reported 94,140 scheduled domestic flights. 71.9% arrived on time, 2.4% were cancelled and 0.6% diverted.
All reporting carriers together recorded 69.4% on time and 2.6% cancelled that month, so the carrier was 2.5 points above the combined figure.
A year earlier, in July 2025, it reported 94,066 flights with 73.7% on time: a change of −1.8 points.
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, air carrier 40%, late-arriving aircraft 31% and national aviation system 24%.
- On time 71.9%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 25.1%
- Cancelled 2.4%
- Diverted 0.6%
July 2026 against a year earlier, the carrier's year and all carriers
| Measure | Jul 2026 | Jul 2025 | DL, 12 months to Jul 2026 | All carriers, Jul 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arrived on time | 71.9% | 73.7% | 79.9% | 69.4% |
| Departed on time | 72.8% | 74.1% | 80.6% | 68.8% |
| Cancelled | 2.4% | 1.4% | 1.7% | 2.6% |
| Average arrival delay | 12.7 min | 12.0 min | 3.9 min | 15.6 min |
| Scheduled flights a day | 3,138 | 3,136 | 2,846 | 21,066 |
| Scheduled flights | 94,140 | 94,066 | 1,038,644 | 631,970 |
143 airports and 936 routes had DL flights that month.
Busiest airports that month
| Airport | Departures | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL Atlanta | 21,774 | 66.5% | 17.7 min | 2.0% |
| MSP Minneapolis | 6,362 | 75.3% | 7.9 min | 1.3% |
| DTW Detroit | 5,435 | 71.2% | 12.6 min | 2.5% |
| SLC Salt Lake City | 4,810 | 76.0% | 9.4 min | 1.0% |
| LAX Los Angeles | 3,497 | 74.8% | 9.1 min | 1.5% |
| SEA Seattle | 3,037 | 73.1% | 9.2 min | 1.3% |
| JFK New York | 2,646 | 66.3% | 12.5 min | 7.0% |
| LGA New York | 2,452 | 62.7% | 18.3 min | 8.8% |
| BOS Boston | 2,387 | 72.2% | 9.7 min | 3.0% |
| MCO Orlando | 1,825 | 66.2% | 21.1 min | 2.4% |
| SFO San Francisco | 1,318 | 60.5% | 21.2 min | 1.8% |
| LAS Las Vegas | 1,245 | 73.0% | 11.0 min | 1.7% |
| TPA Tampa | 1,197 | 68.7% | 16.0 min | 2.6% |
| AUS Austin | 1,190 | 73.9% | 12.4 min | 2.0% |
| ORD Chicago | 1,155 | 67.8% | 12.6 min | 5.7% |
By scheduled departure hour
Delay causes
Questions and answers
What share of Delta Air Lines flights were on time in July 2026?
71.9% of 94,140 scheduled domestic flights arrived less than 15 minutes late; all reporting carriers together recorded 69.4% that month.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
In July 2025 the carrier reported 94,066 flights with 73.7% on time and 1.4% cancelled, against 71.9% and 2.4% in July 2026.
Provenance
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for July 2026; 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.