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DL 2727 on time

Delta Air Lines 2727: Des Moines to Atlanta at 5:35 a.m. (past 12 months)

On time
91%
349 flights · likely 87–93%
Cancelled
3.1%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−18 min
median vs schedule
When late
+129 min
average delay
Similar flights
90%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 11 DL 2727 flights from Des Moines arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (9%); 3.1% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 18 minutes early.

DL 2727: DSM → ATL

Scheduled to leave Des Moines at 5:35 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 91% of the time (349 flights), in line with other DL flights on the route at that hour (90%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Sep 2025: 100% on time (30 flights)100SepOct 2025: 100% on time (31 flights)100OctNov 2025: 80% on time (30 flights)80NovDec 2025: 79% on time (19 flights)79DecJan 2026: 85% on time (27 flights)85JanFeb 2026: 93% on time (28 flights)93FebMar 2026: 90% on time (31 flights)90MarApr 2026: 87% on time (30 flights)87AprMay 2026: 97% on time (31 flights)97MayJun 2026: 93% on time (30 flights)93JunJul 2026: 81% on time (31 flights)81JulAug 2026: 97% on time (31 flights)97Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday5190%
Tuesday5096%
Wednesday5092%
Thursday5092%
Friday5092%
Saturday4982%
Sunday4990%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 74%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 11%Severe weather 8%Late inbound plane 7%

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Questions

How often is DL 2727 from DSM to ATL late?

Delta Air Lines 2727 from Des Moines, IA to Atlanta, GA arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 9% of 349 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 3.1% 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.