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DL 5535 on time

Delta Air Lines 5535: Atlanta to Lafayette at 8:59 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
68%
297 flights · likely 63–73%
Cancelled
1.0%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−5 min
median vs schedule
When late
+77 min
average delay
Similar flights
72%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 3 DL 5535 flights from Atlanta arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (32%); 1.0% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 5 minutes early.

DL 5535: ATL → LFT

Scheduled to leave Atlanta at 8:59 p.m. local time, operated by Endeavor Air as 9E 5535. Over the past year it arrived on time 68% of the time (297 flights), worse than other DL flights on the route at that hour (72%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Usually Delta Air Lines's last flight of the day from Atlanta to Lafayette (100% of days). Delta Air Lines's last ATL–LFT flight was cancelled 1.9% of the time, against 1.4% for its earlier ones. If it's cancelled, the next Delta Air Lines flight is usually around 10:10 a.m. the next morning.

Month by month

20%60%100%Aug 2025: 68% on time (31 flights)68AugSep 2025: 88% on time (25 flights)88SepOct 2025: 84% on time (31 flights)84OctNov 2025: 77% on time (30 flights)77NovDec 2025: 58% on time (31 flights)58DecJan 2026: too few flights (3 flights)JanMar 2026: 50% on time (24 flights)50MarApr 2026: 80% on time (30 flights)80AprMay 2026: 61% on time (31 flights)61MayJun 2026: 80% on time (30 flights)80JunJul 2026: 29% on time (31 flights)29JulAug 2026: 71% on time (31 flights)71Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday4470%
Tuesday4283%
Wednesday4274%
Thursday4271%
Friday4250%
Saturday4281%
Sunday4347%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 43%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 29%Severe weather 17%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 11%

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Questions

How often is DL 5535 from ATL to LFT late?

Delta Air Lines 5535 from Atlanta, GA to Lafayette, LA arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 32% of 297 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 1.0% 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.