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DL 1550 on time

Delta Air Lines 1550: Atlanta to Raleigh at 2:31 p.m.; Raleigh to Atlanta at 4:15 p.m. (past 12 months). Figures below the title are for ATL → RDU, its busiest leg

On time
82%
338 flights · likely 78–86%
Cancelled
1.2%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−5 min
median vs schedule
When late
+53 min
average delay
Similar flights
80%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 6 DL 1550 flights from Atlanta arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (18%); 1.2% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 5 minutes early.

DL 1550: ATL → RDU

Scheduled to leave Atlanta at 2:31 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 82% of the time (338 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: 93% on time (30 flights)93SepOct 2025: 97% on time (31 flights)97OctNov 2025: 89% on time (28 flights)89NovDec 2025: 84% on time (19 flights)84DecJan 2026: 85% on time (27 flights)85JanFeb 2026: 71% on time (28 flights)71FebMar 2026: 65% on time (31 flights)65MarApr 2026: 83% on time (30 flights)83AprMay 2026: 84% on time (31 flights)84MayJun 2026: 84% on time (25 flights)84JunJul 2026: 75% on time (28 flights)75JulAug 2026: 73% on time (30 flights)73Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday5182%
Tuesday5082%
Wednesday5090%
Thursday4992%
Friday4980%
Saturday4276%
Sunday4770%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 51%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 23%Late inbound plane 18%Severe weather 8%

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DL 1550: RDU → ATL

Scheduled to leave Raleigh at 4:15 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 80% of the time (338 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: 97% on time (30 flights)97SepOct 2025: 87% on time (31 flights)87OctNov 2025: 79% on time (28 flights)79NovDec 2025: 89% on time (19 flights)89DecJan 2026: 85% on time (27 flights)85JanFeb 2026: 75% on time (28 flights)75FebMar 2026: 71% on time (31 flights)71MarApr 2026: 83% on time (30 flights)83AprMay 2026: 77% on time (31 flights)77MayJun 2026: 88% on time (25 flights)88JunJul 2026: 57% on time (28 flights)57JulAug 2026: 77% on time (30 flights)77Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday5182%
Tuesday5084%
Wednesday5092%
Thursday4984%
Friday4971%
Saturday4274%
Sunday4772%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 55%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 28%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 18%

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Questions

How often is DL 1550 from ATL to RDU late?

Delta Air Lines 1550 from Atlanta, GA to Raleigh/Durham, NC arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 18% of 338 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 1.2% were cancelled.

How often is DL 1550 from RDU to ATL late?

Delta Air Lines 1550 from Raleigh/Durham, NC to Atlanta, GA arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 20% of 338 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 1.8% 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.