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DL 472 on time

Delta Air Lines 472: Atlanta to Seattle at 4:45 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
69%
174 flights · likely 62–75%
Cancelled
0.6%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
+2 min
median vs schedule
When late
+62 min
average delay
Similar flights
70%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 3 DL 472 flights from Atlanta arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (31%); 0.6% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 2 minutes late.

DL 472: ATL → SEA

Scheduled to leave Atlanta at 4:45 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 69% of the time (174 flights), in line with other DL flights on the route at that hour (70%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Mar 2025: 81% on time (31 flights)81MarApr 2025: 83% on time (30 flights)83AprMay 2025: 81% on time (31 flights)81MayJun 2025: 70% on time (30 flights)70JunJul 2025: 74% on time (31 flights)74JulAug 2025: 58% on time (31 flights)58AugSep 2025: 63% on time (30 flights)63SepOct 2025: 89% on time (27 flights)89OctMay 2026: 92% on time (25 flights)92MayJun 2026: 70% on time (30 flights)70JunJul 2026: 52% on time (31 flights)52JulAug 2026: 55% on time (31 flights)55Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday2665%
Tuesday2471%
Wednesday2479%
Thursday2568%
Friday2540%
Saturday2584%
Sunday2576%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 41%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 30%Late inbound plane 24%Severe weather 4%

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Questions

How often is DL 472 from ATL to SEA late?

Delta Air Lines 472 from Atlanta, GA to Seattle, WA arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 31% of 174 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 0.6% 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.