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DL 790 on time

Delta Air Lines 790: Atlanta to Nashville at 7:40 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
67%
164 flights · likely 60–74%
Cancelled
0.6%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−2 min
median vs schedule
When late
+58 min
average delay
Similar flights
72%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 3 DL 790 flights from Atlanta arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (33%); 0.6% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 2 minutes early.

DL 790: ATL → BNA

Scheduled to leave Atlanta at 7:40 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 67% of the time (164 flights), worse than other DL flights on the route at that hour (72%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Apr 2025: 76% on time (17 flights)76AprMay 2025: 70% on time (30 flights)70MayJun 2025: too few flights (7 flights)JunMar 2026: 79% on time (24 flights)79MarApr 2026: 67% on time (30 flights)67AprMay 2026: 62% on time (21 flights)62MayJun 2026: 78% on time (27 flights)78JunJul 2026: 45% on time (31 flights)45JulAug 2026: 74% on time (31 flights)74Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday2665%
Tuesday2171%
Wednesday2167%
Thursday2556%
Friday2572%
Saturday2080%
Sunday2662%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 41%Late inbound plane 39%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 19%

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Questions

How often is DL 790 from ATL to BNA late?

Delta Air Lines 790 from Atlanta, GA to Nashville, TN arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 33% of 164 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.