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Delta Air Lines / ATL → MCI

DL 2471 on time

Delta Air Lines 2471: Atlanta to Kansas City at 8:20 a.m.; Kansas City to Atlanta at 10:30 a.m. (past 12 months). Figures below the title are for ATL → MCI, its busiest leg

On time
90%
312 flights · likely 86–93%
Cancelled
2.2%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−7 min
median vs schedule
When late
+39 min
average delay
Similar flights
90%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 10 DL 2471 flights from Atlanta arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (10%); 2.2% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 7 minutes early.

DL 2471: ATL → MCI

Scheduled to leave Atlanta at 8:20 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 90% of the time (312 flights), in line with other DL flights on the route at that hour (90%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Sep 2025: 96% on time (26 flights)96SepOct 2025: 96% on time (26 flights)96OctNov 2025: 91% on time (23 flights)91NovDec 2025: 83% on time (29 flights)83DecJan 2026: 81% on time (31 flights)81JanFeb 2026: too few flights (11 flights)FebMar 2026: 79% on time (24 flights)79MarApr 2026: 90% on time (30 flights)90AprMay 2026: 90% on time (31 flights)90MayJun 2026: 89% on time (28 flights)89JunJul 2026: 100% on time (27 flights)100JulAug 2026: 92% on time (26 flights)92Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday5088%
Tuesday4986%
Wednesday4990%
Thursday4796%
Friday4691%
Saturday2291%
Sunday4990%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 57%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 38%Severe weather 3%Late inbound plane 2%

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DL 2471: MCI → ATL

Scheduled to leave Kansas City at 10:30 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 92% of the time (283 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 (26 flights)100SepOct 2025: 96% on time (26 flights)96OctNov 2025: 91% on time (23 flights)91NovDec 2025: 76% on time (17 flights)76DecJan 2026: 93% on time (15 flights)93JanFeb 2026: too few flights (10 flights)FebMar 2026: 83% on time (24 flights)83MarApr 2026: 90% on time (30 flights)90AprMay 2026: 90% on time (31 flights)90MayJun 2026: 86% on time (28 flights)86JunJul 2026: 100% on time (27 flights)100JulAug 2026: 92% on time (26 flights)92Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday4689%
Tuesday4598%
Wednesday4591%
Thursday4395%
Friday4290%
Saturday16—
Sunday4685%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 43%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 42%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 10%Severe weather 5%

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Questions

How often is DL 2471 from ATL to MCI late?

Delta Air Lines 2471 from Atlanta, GA to Kansas City, MO arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 10% of 312 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 2.2% were cancelled.

How often is DL 2471 from MCI to ATL late?

Delta Air Lines 2471 from Kansas City, MO to Atlanta, GA arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 8% of 283 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 2.1% 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.