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DL 1547 on time

Delta Air Lines 1547: New Orleans to Atlanta at 5:20 a.m. (past 12 months)

On time
90%
290 flights · likely 86–93%
Cancelled
0.7%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−12 min
median vs schedule
When late
+58 min
average delay
Similar flights
91%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 10 DL 1547 flights from New Orleans arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (10%); 0.7% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 12 minutes early.

DL 1547: MSY → ATL

Scheduled to leave New Orleans at 5:20 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 90% of the time (290 flights), in line with other DL flights on the route at that hour (91%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Sep 2025: 100% on time (30 flights)100SepOct 2025: 87% on time (31 flights)87OctNov 2025: 97% on time (30 flights)97NovDec 2025: 93% on time (28 flights)93DecJan 2026: too few flights (13 flights)JanFeb 2026: too few flights (10 flights)FebMar 2026: 79% on time (24 flights)79MarApr 2026: 93% on time (30 flights)93AprMay 2026: 95% on time (21 flights)95MayJun 2026: 95% on time (20 flights)95JunJul 2026: 77% on time (22 flights)77JulAug 2026: 84% on time (31 flights)84Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday4678%
Tuesday3689%
Wednesday3497%
Thursday4486%
Friday4696%
Saturday42100%
Sunday4286%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 59%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 22%Late inbound plane 13%Severe weather 5%

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Questions

How often is DL 1547 from MSY to ATL late?

Delta Air Lines 1547 from New Orleans, LA to Atlanta, GA arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 10% of 290 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 0.7% 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.