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DL 1221 on time

Delta Air Lines 1221: Milwaukee to Atlanta at 5:45 a.m. (past 12 months)

On time
89%
365 flights · likely 85–92%
Cancelled
1.4%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−15 min
median vs schedule
When late
+159 min
average delay
Similar flights
89%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 9 DL 1221 flights from Milwaukee arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (11%); 1.4% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 15 minutes early.

DL 1221: MKE → ATL

Scheduled to leave Milwaukee at 5:45 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 89% of the time (365 flights), in line with other DL flights on the route at that hour (89%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Sep 2025: 100% on time (30 flights)100SepOct 2025: 94% on time (31 flights)94OctNov 2025: 83% on time (30 flights)83NovDec 2025: 77% on time (31 flights)77DecJan 2026: 77% on time (31 flights)77JanFeb 2026: 93% on time (28 flights)93FebMar 2026: 87% on time (31 flights)87MarApr 2026: 90% on time (30 flights)90AprMay 2026: 87% on time (31 flights)87MayJun 2026: 93% on time (30 flights)93JunJul 2026: 94% on time (31 flights)94JulAug 2026: 94% on time (31 flights)94Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday5387%
Tuesday5287%
Wednesday5288%
Thursday5294%
Friday5290%
Saturday5292%
Sunday5285%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 71%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 16%Late inbound plane 12%

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Questions

How often is DL 1221 from MKE to ATL late?

Delta Air Lines 1221 from Milwaukee, WI to Atlanta, GA arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 11% of 365 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 1.4% 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.