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DL 832 on time

Delta Air Lines 832: Atlanta to Washington at 5:55 p.m.; Washington to Atlanta at 8:45 p.m. (past 12 months). Figures below the title are for ATL → DCA, its busiest leg

On time
53%
328 flights · likely 48–58%
Cancelled
3.4%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
+10 min
median vs schedule
When late
+69 min
average delay
Similar flights
53%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 2 DL 832 flights from Atlanta arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (47%); 3.4% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 10 minutes late.

DL 832: ATL → DCA

Scheduled to leave Atlanta at 5:55 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 53% of the time (328 flights), in line with other DL flights on the route at that hour (53%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

20%60%100%Sep 2025: 69% on time (26 flights)69SepOct 2025: 59% on time (27 flights)59OctNov 2025: 64% on time (25 flights)64NovDec 2025: 50% on time (26 flights)50DecJan 2026: 54% on time (26 flights)54JanFeb 2026: 42% on time (24 flights)42FebMar 2026: 48% on time (27 flights)48MarApr 2026: 62% on time (26 flights)62AprMay 2026: 70% on time (30 flights)70MayJun 2026: 60% on time (30 flights)60JunJul 2026: 30% on time (30 flights)30JulAug 2026: 32% on time (31 flights)32Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday5349%
Tuesday5258%
Wednesday5068%
Thursday4947%
Friday5244%
Saturday2070%
Sunday5246%

Why it was late

Air traffic & airport (NAS) 50%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 35%Late inbound plane 14%Severe weather 1%

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DL 832: DCA → ATL

Scheduled to leave Washington at 8:45 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 68% of the time (256 flights), in line with other DL flights on the route at that hour (69%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Usually Delta Air Lines's last flight of the day from Washington to Atlanta (100% of days). Delta Air Lines's last DCA–ATL flight was cancelled 4.4% of the time, against 2.4% for its earlier ones. If it's cancelled, the next Delta Air Lines flight is usually around 6:00 a.m. the next morning.

Month by month

30%65%100%Sep 2025: 96% on time (26 flights)96SepOct 2025: 88% on time (26 flights)88OctNov 2025: 79% on time (24 flights)79NovDec 2025: 69% on time (26 flights)69DecJan 2026: too few flights (3 flights)JanFeb 2026: too few flights (14 flights)FebMar 2026: 59% on time (27 flights)59MarApr 2026: too few flights (10 flights)AprMay 2026: 52% on time (21 flights)52MayJun 2026: 62% on time (26 flights)62JunJul 2026: 44% on time (27 flights)44JulAug 2026: 58% on time (26 flights)58Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday4372%
Tuesday4274%
Wednesday4080%
Thursday4156%
Friday4262%
Saturday4—
Sunday4466%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 59%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 33%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 6%Severe weather 1%

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Questions

How often is DL 832 from ATL to DCA late?

Delta Air Lines 832 from Atlanta, GA to Washington, DC arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 47% of 328 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 3.4% were cancelled.

How often is DL 832 from DCA to ATL late?

Delta Air Lines 832 from Washington, DC to Atlanta, GA arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 32% of 256 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 5.1% 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.