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DL 455 on time

Delta Air Lines 455: Washington to Atlanta at 9:00 a.m. (past 12 months)

On time
81%
344 flights · likely 77–85%
Cancelled
2.6%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−8 min
median vs schedule
When late
+120 min
average delay
Similar flights
78%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 5 DL 455 flights from Washington arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (19%); 2.6% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 8 minutes early.

DL 455: DCA → ATL

Scheduled to leave Washington at 9:00 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 81% of the time (344 flights), in line with other DL flights on the route at that hour (78%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Sep 2025: 87% on time (30 flights)87SepOct 2025: 94% on time (31 flights)94OctNov 2025: 75% on time (28 flights)75NovDec 2025: too few flights (13 flights)DecJan 2026: 84% on time (31 flights)84JanFeb 2026: 79% on time (28 flights)79FebMar 2026: 77% on time (31 flights)77MarApr 2026: 87% on time (30 flights)87AprMay 2026: 84% on time (31 flights)84MayJun 2026: 93% on time (30 flights)93JunJul 2026: 70% on time (30 flights)70JulAug 2026: 58% on time (31 flights)58Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday5176%
Tuesday4986%
Wednesday4982%
Thursday4885%
Friday4873%
Saturday5090%
Sunday4976%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 78%Severe weather 13%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 9%

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Questions

How often is DL 455 from DCA to ATL late?

Delta Air Lines 455 from Washington, DC to Atlanta, GA arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 19% of 344 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 2.6% 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.