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Delta Air Lines / ATL → IAD

DL 2902 on time

Delta Air Lines 2902: Atlanta to Washington at 4:53 p.m.; Washington to Atlanta at 7:29 p.m. (past 12 months). Figures below the title are for ATL → IAD, its busiest leg

On time
66%
226 flights · likely 60–72%
Cancelled
4.9%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
+2 min
median vs schedule
When late
+65 min
average delay
Similar flights
66%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 3 DL 2902 flights from Atlanta arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (34%); 4.9% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 2 minutes late.

DL 2902: ATL → IAD

Scheduled to leave Atlanta at 4:53 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 66% of the time (226 flights), in line with other DL flights on the route at that hour (66%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

30%65%100%Apr 2025: 70% on time (30 flights)70AprMay 2025: 68% on time (19 flights)68MayJun 2025: too few flights (4 flights)JunDec 2025: too few flights (9 flights)DecJan 2026: 60% on time (30 flights)60JanFeb 2026: 81% on time (27 flights)81FebMar 2026: 74% on time (31 flights)74MarApr 2026: 83% on time (30 flights)83AprMay 2026: 60% on time (30 flights)60MayJun 2026: 61% on time (23 flights)61JunJul 2026: 43% on time (21 flights)43JulAug 2026: 64% on time (25 flights)64Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday3759%
Tuesday2681%
Wednesday2488%
Thursday3367%
Friday3546%
Saturday3762%
Sunday3471%

Why it was late

Air traffic & airport (NAS) 37%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 32%Late inbound plane 20%Severe weather 10%

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DL 2902: IAD → ATL

Scheduled to leave Washington at 7:29 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 69% of the time (154 flights), in line with other DL flights on the route at that hour (71%). Last seen in the data Aug 30, 2026.

Usually Delta Air Lines's last flight of the day from Washington to Atlanta (100% of days). Delta Air Lines's last IAD–ATL flight was cancelled 4.7% of the time, against 2.5% for its earlier ones. If it's cancelled, the next Delta Air Lines flight is usually around 6:00 a.m. the next morning.

Month by month

30%65%100%Apr 2025: 63% on time (16 flights)63AprMay 2025: 65% on time (17 flights)65MayJun 2025: too few flights (4 flights)JunDec 2025: too few flights (9 flights)DecJan 2026: too few flights (14 flights)JanFeb 2026: too few flights (9 flights)FebMar 2026: 81% on time (21 flights)81MarApr 2026: 96% on time (26 flights)96AprMay 2026: 56% on time (25 flights)56MayJun 2026: 47% on time (17 flights)47JunJul 2026: 50% on time (16 flights)50JulAug 2026: 41% on time (17 flights)41Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday3067%
Tuesday19—
Wednesday17—
Thursday2781%
Friday2945%
Saturday3—
Sunday2962%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 57%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 18%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 13%Severe weather 12%

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Questions

How often is DL 2902 from ATL to IAD late?

Delta Air Lines 2902 from Atlanta, GA to Washington, DC arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 34% of 226 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 4.9% were cancelled.

How often is DL 2902 from IAD to ATL late?

Delta Air Lines 2902 from Washington, DC to Atlanta, GA arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 31% of 154 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 5.8% 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.