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DL 2966 on time

Delta Air Lines 2966: Norfolk to Atlanta at 5:20 a.m. (past 12 months)

On time
91%
339 flights · likely 87–93%
Cancelled
0.9%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−13 min
median vs schedule
When late
+106 min
average delay
Similar flights
91%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 11 DL 2966 flights from Norfolk arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (9%); 0.9% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 13 minutes early.

DL 2966: ORF → ATL

Scheduled to leave Norfolk at 5:20 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 91% of the time (339 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: 93% on time (30 flights)93SepOct 2025: 100% on time (28 flights)100OctNov 2025: 81% on time (26 flights)81NovDec 2025: 86% on time (29 flights)86DecJan 2026: 85% on time (26 flights)85JanFeb 2026: 100% on time (18 flights)100FebMar 2026: 76% on time (29 flights)76MarApr 2026: 100% on time (30 flights)100AprMay 2026: 87% on time (31 flights)87MayJun 2026: 97% on time (30 flights)97JunJul 2026: 94% on time (31 flights)94JulAug 2026: 94% on time (31 flights)94Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday5391%
Tuesday4593%
Wednesday4395%
Thursday5292%
Friday5288%
Saturday4591%
Sunday4986%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 85%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 15%

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Questions

How often is DL 2966 from ORF to ATL late?

Delta Air Lines 2966 from Norfolk, VA to Atlanta, GA arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 9% of 339 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 0.9% 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.