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DL 1426 on time

Delta Air Lines 1426: Atlanta to Richmond at 9:00 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
73%
205 flights · likely 67–79%
Cancelled
2.9%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−4 min
median vs schedule
When late
+70 min
average delay
Similar flights
74%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 4 DL 1426 flights from Atlanta arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (27%); 2.9% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 4 minutes early.

DL 1426: ATL → RIC

Scheduled to leave Atlanta at 9:00 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 73% of the time (205 flights), in line with other DL flights on the route at that hour (74%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

30%65%100%Sep 2025: 86% on time (21 flights)86SepOct 2025: 89% on time (28 flights)89OctNov 2025: 75% on time (24 flights)75NovDec 2025: 57% on time (28 flights)57DecJan 2026: too few flights (9 flights)JanFeb 2026: too few flights (5 flights)FebMar 2026: too few flights (14 flights)MarApr 2026: 82% on time (17 flights)82AprMay 2026: too few flights (4 flights)MayJun 2026: too few flights (13 flights)JunJul 2026: 38% on time (16 flights)38JulAug 2026: 85% on time (26 flights)85Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday4267%
Tuesday18—
Wednesday16—
Thursday3784%
Friday3871%
Saturday14—
Sunday4063%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 61%Late inbound plane 29%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 9%Severe weather 2%

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Questions

How often is DL 1426 from ATL to RIC late?

Delta Air Lines 1426 from Atlanta, GA to Richmond, VA arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 27% of 205 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 2.9% were cancelled.

Flight numbers change. Figures cover flights with this airline, number and route only. "Likely range" is the 95% interval for the true on-time rate given the number of flights. This is history, not live status: check Delta Air Lines for today's flight. Method.