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Delta Air Lines / ATL → LIT

DL 3040 on time

Delta Air Lines 3040: Atlanta to Little Rock at 10:31 a.m.; Little Rock to Atlanta at 11:06 a.m. (past 12 months). Figures below the title are for ATL → LIT, its busiest leg

On time
89%
345 flights · likely 86–92%
Cancelled
1.7%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−11 min
median vs schedule
When late
+80 min
average delay
Similar flights
89%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 9 DL 3040 flights from Atlanta arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (11%); 1.7% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 11 minutes early.

DL 3040: ATL → LIT

Scheduled to leave Atlanta at 10:31 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 89% of the time (345 flights), in line with other DL flights on the route at that hour (89%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Sep 2025: 87% on time (30 flights)87SepOct 2025: 90% on time (31 flights)90OctNov 2025: 93% on time (27 flights)93NovDec 2025: 86% on time (28 flights)86DecJan 2026: 77% on time (30 flights)77JanFeb 2026: 89% on time (28 flights)89FebMar 2026: 87% on time (31 flights)87MarApr 2026: 93% on time (30 flights)93AprMay 2026: 93% on time (27 flights)93MayJun 2026: 96% on time (26 flights)96JunJul 2026: 96% on time (27 flights)96JulAug 2026: 87% on time (30 flights)87Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday5381%
Tuesday5296%
Wednesday5092%
Thursday4990%
Friday5188%
Saturday3887%
Sunday5290%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 70%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 18%Late inbound plane 9%Severe weather 3%

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DL 3040: LIT → ATL

Scheduled to leave Little Rock at 11:06 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 89% of the time (345 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: 93% on time (30 flights)93SepOct 2025: 97% on time (31 flights)97OctNov 2025: 96% on time (27 flights)96NovDec 2025: 82% on time (28 flights)82DecJan 2026: 80% on time (30 flights)80JanFeb 2026: 93% on time (28 flights)93FebMar 2026: 84% on time (31 flights)84MarApr 2026: 93% on time (30 flights)93AprMay 2026: 96% on time (27 flights)96MayJun 2026: 88% on time (26 flights)88JunJul 2026: 85% on time (27 flights)85JulAug 2026: 80% on time (30 flights)80Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday5375%
Tuesday5290%
Wednesday5098%
Thursday4990%
Friday5192%
Saturday3889%
Sunday5288%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 58%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 29%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 10%Severe weather 3%

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Questions

How often is DL 3040 from ATL to LIT late?

Delta Air Lines 3040 from Atlanta, GA to Little Rock, AR arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 11% of 345 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 1.7% were cancelled.

How often is DL 3040 from LIT to ATL late?

Delta Air Lines 3040 from Little Rock, AR to Atlanta, GA arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 11% of 345 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 1.5% 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.