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DL 2518 on time

Delta Air Lines 2518: Cedar Rapids to Atlanta at 6:00 a.m. (past 12 months)

On time
85%
348 flights · likely 81–88%
Cancelled
1.7%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−11 min
median vs schedule
When late
+83 min
average delay
Similar flights
83%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 7 DL 2518 flights from Cedar Rapids arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (15%); 1.7% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 11 minutes early.

DL 2518: CID → ATL

Scheduled to leave Cedar Rapids at 6:00 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 85% of the time (348 flights), in line with other DL flights on the route at that hour (83%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Sep 2025: 97% on time (30 flights)97SepOct 2025: 97% on time (31 flights)97OctNov 2025: 79% on time (29 flights)79NovDec 2025: 63% on time (19 flights)63DecJan 2026: 81% on time (27 flights)81JanFeb 2026: 93% on time (28 flights)93FebMar 2026: 87% on time (31 flights)87MarApr 2026: 83% on time (30 flights)83AprMay 2026: 87% on time (31 flights)87MayJun 2026: 83% on time (30 flights)83JunJul 2026: 77% on time (31 flights)77JulAug 2026: 84% on time (31 flights)84Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday5182%
Tuesday5092%
Wednesday5088%
Thursday5094%
Friday4982%
Saturday4976%
Sunday4982%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 70%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 15%Severe weather 15%

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Questions

How often is DL 2518 from CID to ATL late?

Delta Air Lines 2518 from Cedar Rapids/Iowa City, IA to Atlanta, GA arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 15% of 348 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 1.7% 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.