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DL 5497 on time

Delta Air Lines 5497: Fayetteville to Atlanta at 7:10 a.m. (past 12 months)

On time
84%
174 flights · likely 78–89%
Cancelled
1.1%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−10 min
median vs schedule
When late
+90 min
average delay
Similar flights
85%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 6 DL 5497 flights from Fayetteville arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (16%); 1.1% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 10 minutes early.

DL 5497: XNA → ATL

Scheduled to leave Fayetteville at 7:10 a.m. local time, operated by Endeavor Air as 9E 5497. Over the past year it arrived on time 84% of the time (174 flights), in line with other DL flights on the route at that hour (85%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%May 2025: 72% on time (25 flights)72MayJun 2025: too few flights (7 flights)JunMar 2026: 74% on time (23 flights)74MarApr 2026: 90% on time (30 flights)90AprMay 2026: 93% on time (29 flights)93MayJun 2026: 87% on time (30 flights)87JunJul 2026: 71% on time (31 flights)71JulAug 2026: 87% on time (31 flights)87Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday2677%
Tuesday2588%
Wednesday2572%
Thursday2584%
Friday2588%
Saturday2396%
Sunday2584%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 54%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 37%Severe weather 8%Late inbound plane 1%

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Questions

How often is DL 5497 from XNA to ATL late?

Delta Air Lines 5497 from Fayetteville, AR to Atlanta, GA arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 16% of 174 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 1.1% 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.