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DL 3038 on time

Delta Air Lines 3038: Columbia to Atlanta at 5:35 a.m. (past 12 months)

On time
93%
336 flights · likely 90–95%
Cancelled
2.1%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−16 min
median vs schedule
When late
+148 min
average delay
Similar flights
93%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 14 DL 3038 flights from Columbia arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (7%); 2.1% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 16 minutes early.

DL 3038: CAE → ATL

Scheduled to leave Columbia at 5:35 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 93% of the time (336 flights), in line with other DL flights on the route at that hour (93%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Sep 2025: 100% on time (30 flights)100SepOct 2025: 100% on time (26 flights)100OctNov 2025: 86% on time (22 flights)86NovDec 2025: 95% on time (20 flights)95DecJan 2026: 93% on time (27 flights)93JanFeb 2026: 96% on time (28 flights)96FebMar 2026: 84% on time (31 flights)84MarApr 2026: 93% on time (30 flights)93AprMay 2026: 87% on time (30 flights)87MayJun 2026: 90% on time (30 flights)90JunJul 2026: 94% on time (31 flights)94JulAug 2026: 97% on time (31 flights)97Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday4990%
Tuesday4894%
Wednesday4896%
Thursday4894%
Friday4898%
Saturday4794%
Sunday4885%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 94%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 6%

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Questions

How often is DL 3038 from CAE to ATL late?

Delta Air Lines 3038 from Columbia, SC to Atlanta, GA arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 7% of 336 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.