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Delta Air Lines / DCA → ATL

DL 926 on time

Delta Air Lines 926: Washington to Atlanta at 10:10 a.m.; Atlanta to Washington at 7:25 a.m. (past 12 months). Figures below the title are for DCA → ATL, its busiest leg

On time
82%
365 flights · likely 78–86%
Cancelled
4.7%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−10 min
median vs schedule
When late
+53 min
average delay
Similar flights
82%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 6 DL 926 flights from Washington arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (18%); 4.7% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 10 minutes early.

DL 926: DCA → ATL

Scheduled to leave Washington at 10:10 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 82% of the time (365 flights), in line with other DL flights on the route at that hour (82%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Sep 2025: 90% on time (30 flights)90SepOct 2025: 87% on time (31 flights)87OctNov 2025: 90% on time (30 flights)90NovDec 2025: 68% on time (31 flights)68DecJan 2026: 84% on time (31 flights)84JanFeb 2026: 89% on time (28 flights)89FebMar 2026: 77% on time (31 flights)77MarApr 2026: 90% on time (30 flights)90AprMay 2026: 74% on time (31 flights)74MayJun 2026: 87% on time (30 flights)87JunJul 2026: 71% on time (31 flights)71JulAug 2026: 81% on time (31 flights)81Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday5372%
Tuesday5281%
Wednesday5285%
Thursday5288%
Friday5283%
Saturday5287%
Sunday5281%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 48%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 27%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 24%Severe weather 1%

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DL 926: ATL → DCA

Scheduled to leave Atlanta at 7:25 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 80% of the time (362 flights), in line with other DL flights on the route at that hour (80%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Sep 2025: 87% on time (30 flights)87SepOct 2025: 77% on time (31 flights)77OctNov 2025: 82% on time (28 flights)82NovDec 2025: 77% on time (31 flights)77DecJan 2026: 87% on time (31 flights)87JanFeb 2026: 79% on time (28 flights)79FebMar 2026: 74% on time (31 flights)74MarApr 2026: 73% on time (30 flights)73AprMay 2026: 74% on time (31 flights)74MayJun 2026: 93% on time (30 flights)93JunJul 2026: 83% on time (30 flights)83JulAug 2026: 77% on time (31 flights)77Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday5374%
Tuesday5287%
Wednesday5285%
Thursday5184%
Friday5084%
Saturday5281%
Sunday5269%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 59%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 39%Severe weather 1%

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Questions

How often is DL 926 from DCA to ATL late?

Delta Air Lines 926 from Washington, DC to Atlanta, GA arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 18% of 365 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 4.7% were cancelled.

How often is DL 926 from ATL to DCA late?

Delta Air Lines 926 from Atlanta, GA to Washington, DC arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 20% of 362 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 4.4% 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.