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DL 2257 on time

Delta Air Lines 2257: Atlanta to Birmingham at 7:53 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
80%
230 flights · likely 75–85%
Cancelled
2.6%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−8 min
median vs schedule
When late
+83 min
average delay
Similar flights
76%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 5 DL 2257 flights from Atlanta arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (20%); 2.6% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 8 minutes early.

DL 2257: ATL → BHM

Scheduled to leave Atlanta at 7:53 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 80% of the time (230 flights), better than other DL flights on the route at that hour (76%). Last seen in the data Aug 2, 2026.

Month by month

30%65%100%Sep 2025: 93% on time (27 flights)93SepOct 2025: 90% on time (30 flights)90OctNov 2025: 87% on time (30 flights)87NovDec 2025: 74% on time (19 flights)74DecJan 2026: 67% on time (15 flights)67JanFeb 2026: 86% on time (21 flights)86FebMar 2026: 76% on time (21 flights)76MarApr 2026: 94% on time (17 flights)94AprMay 2026: 72% on time (18 flights)72MayJun 2026: 80% on time (15 flights)80JunJul 2026: 44% on time (16 flights)44JulAug 2026: too few flights (1 flights)Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday4381%
Tuesday2085%
Wednesday21100%
Thursday4591%
Friday4567%
Saturday15—
Sunday4173%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 72%Late inbound plane 25%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 4%

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Questions

How often is DL 2257 from ATL to BHM late?

Delta Air Lines 2257 from Atlanta, GA to Birmingham, AL arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 20% of 230 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 2.6% 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.