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DL 2162 on time

Delta Air Lines 2162: Birmingham to Atlanta at 5:20 a.m. (past 12 months)

On time
93%
267 flights · likely 89–95%
Cancelled
1.9%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−16 min
median vs schedule
When late
+84 min
average delay
Similar flights
93%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 13 DL 2162 flights from Birmingham arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (7%); 1.9% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 16 minutes early.

DL 2162: BHM → ATL

Scheduled to leave Birmingham at 5:20 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 93% of the time (267 flights), in line with other DL flights on the route at that hour (93%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Jul 2025: 100% on time (31 flights)100JulAug 2025: 97% on time (31 flights)97AugSep 2025: 100% on time (30 flights)100SepOct 2025: 97% on time (31 flights)97OctNov 2025: 83% on time (30 flights)83NovDec 2025: 94% on time (31 flights)94DecJan 2026: 90% on time (29 flights)90JanFeb 2026: 91% on time (22 flights)91FebMar 2026: 90% on time (30 flights)90MarApr 2026: 93% on time (30 flights)93AprMay 2026: too few flights (5 flights)MayAug 2026: 97% on time (29 flights)97Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday4190%
Tuesday4090%
Wednesday3992%
Thursday3995%
Friday3997%
Saturday3297%
Sunday3786%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 67%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 24%Late inbound plane 9%

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Questions

How often is DL 2162 from BHM to ATL late?

Delta Air Lines 2162 from Birmingham, AL to Atlanta, GA arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 7% of 267 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 1.9% 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.