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DL 2939 on time

Delta Air Lines 2939: Atlanta to Memphis at 5:53 p.m.; Memphis to Atlanta at 7:26 p.m. (past 12 months). Figures below the title are for ATL → MEM, its busiest leg

On time
76%
344 flights · likely 71–80%
Cancelled
1.5%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−4 min
median vs schedule
When late
+75 min
average delay
Similar flights
75%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 4 DL 2939 flights from Atlanta arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (24%); 1.5% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 4 minutes early.

DL 2939: ATL → MEM

Scheduled to leave Atlanta at 5:53 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 76% of the time (344 flights), in line with other DL flights on the route at that hour (75%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Sep 2025: 80% on time (30 flights)80SepOct 2025: 94% on time (31 flights)94OctNov 2025: 79% on time (29 flights)79NovDec 2025: 77% on time (22 flights)77DecJan 2026: 81% on time (26 flights)81JanFeb 2026: 76% on time (25 flights)76FebMar 2026: 73% on time (30 flights)73MarApr 2026: 83% on time (30 flights)83AprMay 2026: 70% on time (30 flights)70MayJun 2026: 70% on time (30 flights)70JunJul 2026: 50% on time (30 flights)50JulAug 2026: 74% on time (31 flights)74Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday5066%
Tuesday5072%
Wednesday5287%
Thursday5178%
Friday5076%
Saturday4473%
Sunday4777%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 41%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 34%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 22%Severe weather 3%

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DL 2939: MEM → ATL

Scheduled to leave Memphis at 7:26 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 73% of the time (174 flights), in line with other DL flights on the route at that hour (74%). Last seen in the data Aug 30, 2026.

Usually Delta Air Lines's last flight of the day from Memphis to Atlanta (100% of days). Delta Air Lines's last MEM–ATL flight was cancelled 2.2% of the time, against 1.8% for its earlier ones. If it's cancelled, the next Delta Air Lines flight is usually around 5:15 a.m. the next morning.

Month by month

30%65%100%Sep 2025: too few flights (12 flights)SepOct 2025: 81% on time (16 flights)81OctNov 2025: too few flights (10 flights)NovDec 2025: too few flights (9 flights)DecJan 2026: too few flights (13 flights)JanFeb 2026: too few flights (14 flights)FebMar 2026: 72% on time (18 flights)72MarApr 2026: 94% on time (17 flights)94AprMay 2026: 76% on time (17 flights)76MayJun 2026: 53% on time (15 flights)53JunJul 2026: 38% on time (16 flights)38JulAug 2026: 94% on time (17 flights)94Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday4470%
Thursday4484%
Friday4470%
Saturday1—
Sunday4166%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 46%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 41%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 9%Severe weather 3%

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Questions

How often is DL 2939 from ATL to MEM late?

Delta Air Lines 2939 from Atlanta, GA to Memphis, TN arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 24% of 344 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 1.5% were cancelled.

How often is DL 2939 from MEM to ATL late?

Delta Air Lines 2939 from Memphis, TN to Atlanta, GA arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 27% of 174 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 2.9% 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.