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DL 401 on time

Delta Air Lines 401: Dallas to Atlanta at 5:25 a.m. (past 12 months)

On time
88%
365 flights · likely 85–91%
Cancelled
4.4%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−13 min
median vs schedule
When late
+82 min
average delay
Similar flights
88%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 8 DL 401 flights from Dallas arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (12%); 4.4% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 13 minutes early.

DL 401: DFW → ATL

Scheduled to leave Dallas at 5:25 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 88% of the time (365 flights), in line with other DL flights on the route at that hour (88%). 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: 80% on time (30 flights)80NovDec 2025: 94% on time (31 flights)94DecJan 2026: 81% on time (31 flights)81JanFeb 2026: 96% on time (28 flights)96FebMar 2026: 84% on time (31 flights)84MarApr 2026: 90% on time (30 flights)90AprMay 2026: 87% on time (31 flights)87MayJun 2026: 80% on time (30 flights)80JunJul 2026: 84% on time (31 flights)84JulAug 2026: 94% on time (31 flights)94Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday5379%
Tuesday5292%
Wednesday5288%
Thursday5298%
Friday5294%
Saturday5281%
Sunday5285%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 63%Severe weather 23%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 14%

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Questions

How often is DL 401 from DFW to ATL late?

Delta Air Lines 401 from Dallas/Fort Worth, TX to Atlanta, GA arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 12% of 365 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 4.4% 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.