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DL 2050 on time

Delta Air Lines 2050: Atlanta to Buffalo at 4:42 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
72%
276 flights · likely 66–77%
Cancelled
2.5%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
0 min
median vs schedule
When late
+61 min
average delay
Similar flights
71%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 4 DL 2050 flights from Atlanta arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (28%); 2.5% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 0 minutes early.

DL 2050: ATL → BUF

Scheduled to leave Atlanta at 4:42 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 72% of the time (276 flights), in line with other DL flights on the route at that hour (71%). Last seen in the data Aug 30, 2026.

Month by month

20%60%100%Sep 2025: 88% on time (17 flights)88SepOct 2025: 78% on time (23 flights)78OctNov 2025: 78% on time (18 flights)78NovDec 2025: 69% on time (26 flights)69DecJan 2026: 70% on time (20 flights)70JanFeb 2026: 64% on time (22 flights)64FebMar 2026: 93% on time (27 flights)93MarApr 2026: 77% on time (26 flights)77AprMay 2026: 68% on time (25 flights)68MayJun 2026: 78% on time (23 flights)78JunJul 2026: 33% on time (24 flights)33JulAug 2026: 68% on time (25 flights)68Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday4770%
Tuesday4571%
Wednesday4377%
Thursday4576%
Friday4768%
Saturday4—
Sunday4569%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 40%Late inbound plane 35%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 19%Severe weather 6%

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Questions

How often is DL 2050 from ATL to BUF late?

Delta Air Lines 2050 from Atlanta, GA to Buffalo, NY arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 28% of 276 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 2.5% 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.