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DL 1480 on time

Delta Air Lines 1480: New York to Atlanta at 3:40 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
72%
141 flights · likely 64–79%
Cancelled
0.7%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−7 min
median vs schedule
When late
+103 min
average delay
Similar flights
71%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 4 DL 1480 flights from New York arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (28%); 0.7% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 7 minutes early.

DL 1480: JFK → ATL

Scheduled to leave New York at 3:40 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 72% of the time (141 flights), in line with other DL flights on the route at that hour (71%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Mar 2026: 58% on time (24 flights)58MarApr 2026: 85% on time (27 flights)85AprMay 2026: too few flights (4 flights)MayJun 2026: 83% on time (24 flights)83JunJul 2026: 61% on time (31 flights)61JulAug 2026: 71% on time (31 flights)71Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday18—
Tuesday2181%
Wednesday2085%
Thursday2070%
Friday2070%
Saturday2060%
Sunday2273%

Why it was late

Air traffic & airport (NAS) 38%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 33%Late inbound plane 29%

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Questions

How often is DL 1480 from JFK to ATL late?

Delta Air Lines 1480 from New York, NY to Atlanta, GA arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 28% of 141 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 0.7% 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.