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DL 540 on time

Delta Air Lines 540: San Diego to Atlanta at 2:00 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
82%
183 flights · likely 76–87%
Cancelled
0.0%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−10 min
median vs schedule
When late
+63 min
average delay
Similar flights
81%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 6 DL 540 flights from San Diego arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (18%); 0.0% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 10 minutes early.

DL 540: SAN → ATL

Scheduled to leave San Diego at 2:00 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 82% of the time (183 flights), in line with other DL flights on the route at that hour (81%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Jun 2025: 70% on time (23 flights)70JunJul 2025: 70% on time (30 flights)70JulAug 2025: 90% on time (29 flights)90AugSep 2025: 92% on time (25 flights)92SepOct 2025: 81% on time (31 flights)81OctNov 2025: 76% on time (29 flights)76NovDec 2025: 79% on time (19 flights)79DecJun 2026: 86% on time (22 flights)86JunJul 2026: 77% on time (26 flights)77JulAug 2026: 84% on time (31 flights)84Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday2875%
Tuesday2685%
Wednesday2696%
Thursday2568%
Friday2677%
Saturday2588%
Sunday2785%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 49%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 28%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 23%

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Questions

How often is DL 540 from SAN to ATL late?

Delta Air Lines 540 from San Diego, CA to Atlanta, GA arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 18% of 183 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 0.0% 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.