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Delta Air Lines / ATL → MDW

DL 2417 on time

Delta Air Lines 2417: Atlanta to Chicago at 11:00 a.m.; Chicago to Atlanta at 12:47 p.m. (past 12 months). Figures below the title are for ATL → MDW, its busiest leg

On time
84%
277 flights · likely 79–88%
Cancelled
2.5%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−10 min
median vs schedule
When late
+55 min
average delay
Similar flights
83%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 6 DL 2417 flights from Atlanta arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (16%); 2.5% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 10 minutes early.

DL 2417: ATL → MDW

Scheduled to leave Atlanta at 11:00 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 84% of the time (277 flights), in line with other DL flights on the route at that hour (83%). Last seen in the data Aug 30, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Sep 2025: 90% on time (21 flights)90SepOct 2025: 100% on time (24 flights)100OctNov 2025: 77% on time (22 flights)77NovDec 2025: 77% on time (26 flights)77DecJan 2026: too few flights (13 flights)JanFeb 2026: too few flights (9 flights)FebMar 2026: 71% on time (21 flights)71MarApr 2026: 81% on time (26 flights)81AprMay 2026: 80% on time (25 flights)80MayJun 2026: 93% on time (29 flights)93JunJul 2026: 84% on time (31 flights)84JulAug 2026: 80% on time (30 flights)80Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday4381%
Tuesday4388%
Wednesday4183%
Thursday4090%
Friday4188%
Saturday2681%
Sunday4377%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 63%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 18%Late inbound plane 17%Severe weather 1%

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DL 2417: MDW → ATL

Scheduled to leave Chicago at 12:47 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 81% of the time (276 flights), in line with other DL flights on the route at that hour (81%). Last seen in the data Aug 30, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Sep 2025: 90% on time (20 flights)90SepOct 2025: 100% on time (24 flights)100OctNov 2025: 82% on time (22 flights)82NovDec 2025: 77% on time (26 flights)77DecJan 2026: too few flights (13 flights)JanFeb 2026: too few flights (9 flights)FebMar 2026: 76% on time (21 flights)76MarApr 2026: 77% on time (26 flights)77AprMay 2026: 88% on time (25 flights)88MayJun 2026: 79% on time (29 flights)79JunJul 2026: 65% on time (31 flights)65JulAug 2026: 77% on time (30 flights)77Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday4384%
Tuesday4391%
Wednesday4180%
Thursday4083%
Friday4180%
Saturday2669%
Sunday4274%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 45%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 40%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 12%Severe weather 3%

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Questions

How often is DL 2417 from ATL to MDW late?

Delta Air Lines 2417 from Atlanta, GA to Chicago, IL arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 16% of 277 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 2.5% were cancelled.

How often is DL 2417 from MDW to ATL late?

Delta Air Lines 2417 from Chicago, IL to Atlanta, GA arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 19% of 276 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 3.3% 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.