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DL 1261 on time

Delta Air Lines 1261: Miami to Atlanta at 6:00 a.m. (past 12 months)

On time
93%
365 flights · likely 90–95%
Cancelled
0.3%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−10 min
median vs schedule
When late
+86 min
average delay
Similar flights
91%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 14 DL 1261 flights from Miami arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (7%); 0.3% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 10 minutes early.

DL 1261: MIA → ATL

Scheduled to leave Miami at 6:00 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 93% of the time (365 flights), in line with other DL flights on the route at that hour (91%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Sep 2025: 100% on time (30 flights)100SepOct 2025: 87% on time (31 flights)87OctNov 2025: 100% on time (30 flights)100NovDec 2025: 84% on time (31 flights)84DecJan 2026: 90% on time (31 flights)90JanFeb 2026: 93% on time (28 flights)93FebMar 2026: 97% on time (31 flights)97MarApr 2026: 87% on time (30 flights)87AprMay 2026: 97% on time (31 flights)97MayJun 2026: 97% on time (30 flights)97JunJul 2026: 94% on time (31 flights)94JulAug 2026: 90% on time (31 flights)90Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday5391%
Tuesday5294%
Wednesday5294%
Thursday5296%
Friday52100%
Saturday5294%
Sunday5281%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 69%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 18%Late inbound plane 13%

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Questions

How often is DL 1261 from MIA to ATL late?

Delta Air Lines 1261 from Miami, FL to Atlanta, GA arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 7% of 365 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 0.3% 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.