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DL 503 on time

Delta Air Lines 503: Atlanta to Portland at 4:51 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
72%
351 flights · likely 67–77%
Cancelled
0.6%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
0 min
median vs schedule
When late
+57 min
average delay
Similar flights
75%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 4 DL 503 flights from Atlanta arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (28%); 0.6% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 0 minutes early.

DL 503: ATL → PDX

Scheduled to leave Atlanta at 4:51 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 72% of the time (351 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: 93% on time (30 flights)93SepOct 2025: 67% on time (30 flights)67OctNov 2025: 59% on time (29 flights)59NovDec 2025: 74% on time (31 flights)74DecJan 2026: 79% on time (24 flights)79JanFeb 2026: 83% on time (24 flights)83FebMar 2026: 55% on time (31 flights)55MarApr 2026: 87% on time (30 flights)87AprMay 2026: 74% on time (31 flights)74MayJun 2026: 73% on time (30 flights)73JunJul 2026: 50% on time (30 flights)50JulAug 2026: 77% on time (31 flights)77Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday5379%
Tuesday5074%
Wednesday5082%
Thursday5271%
Friday5161%
Saturday4683%
Sunday4957%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 41%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 33%Late inbound plane 20%Severe weather 7%

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Questions

How often is DL 503 from ATL to PDX late?

Delta Air Lines 503 from Atlanta, GA to Portland, OR arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 28% of 351 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 0.6% 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.