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DL 796 on time

Delta Air Lines 796: Phoenix to Atlanta at 1:55 p.m.; Atlanta to Phoenix at 11:10 a.m. (past 12 months). Figures below the title are for PHX → ATL, its busiest leg

On time
78%
361 flights · likely 73–82%
Cancelled
0.5%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−7 min
median vs schedule
When late
+92 min
average delay
Similar flights
77%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 5 DL 796 flights from Phoenix arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (22%); 0.5% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 7 minutes early.

DL 796: PHX → ATL

Scheduled to leave Phoenix at 1:55 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 78% of the time (361 flights), in line with other DL flights on the route at that hour (77%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Sep 2025: 83% on time (29 flights)83SepOct 2025: 90% on time (31 flights)90OctNov 2025: 76% on time (29 flights)76NovDec 2025: 71% on time (31 flights)71DecJan 2026: 83% on time (29 flights)83JanFeb 2026: 75% on time (28 flights)75FebMar 2026: 71% on time (31 flights)71MarApr 2026: 97% on time (30 flights)97AprMay 2026: 68% on time (31 flights)68MayJun 2026: 77% on time (30 flights)77JunJul 2026: 71% on time (31 flights)71JulAug 2026: 74% on time (31 flights)74Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday5370%
Tuesday5275%
Wednesday5288%
Thursday5176%
Friday5182%
Saturday5076%
Sunday5277%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 53%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 34%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 13%

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DL 796: ATL → PHX

Scheduled to leave Atlanta at 11:10 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 78% of the time (339 flights), worse than other DL flights on the route at that hour (82%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Sep 2025: 80% on time (30 flights)80SepOct 2025: 87% on time (31 flights)87OctNov 2025: 77% on time (30 flights)77NovDec 2025: 71% on time (31 flights)71DecJan 2026: 55% on time (29 flights)55JanFeb 2026: 68% on time (28 flights)68FebMar 2026: 84% on time (31 flights)84MarApr 2026: too few flights (12 flights)AprMay 2026: 84% on time (25 flights)84MayJun 2026: 80% on time (30 flights)80JunJul 2026: 84% on time (31 flights)84JulAug 2026: 84% on time (31 flights)84Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday4967%
Tuesday4879%
Wednesday4888%
Thursday4976%
Friday4881%
Saturday4873%
Sunday4986%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 64%Late inbound plane 20%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 16%

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Questions

How often is DL 796 from PHX to ATL late?

Delta Air Lines 796 from Phoenix, AZ to Atlanta, GA arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 22% of 361 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 0.5% were cancelled.

How often is DL 796 from ATL to PHX late?

Delta Air Lines 796 from Atlanta, GA to Phoenix, AZ arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 22% of 339 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 0.9% 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.