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DL 898 on time

Delta Air Lines 898: Atlanta to Los Angeles at 8:05 a.m. (past 12 months)

On time
88%
365 flights · likely 85–91%
Cancelled
0.3%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−7 min
median vs schedule
When late
+49 min
average delay
Similar flights
89%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 9 DL 898 flights from Atlanta arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (12%); 0.3% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 7 minutes early.

DL 898: ATL → LAX

Scheduled to leave Atlanta at 8:05 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 88% of the time (365 flights), in line with other DL flights on the route at that hour (89%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Sep 2025: 93% on time (30 flights)93SepOct 2025: 77% on time (31 flights)77OctNov 2025: 90% on time (30 flights)90NovDec 2025: 71% on time (31 flights)71DecJan 2026: 84% on time (31 flights)84JanFeb 2026: 86% on time (28 flights)86FebMar 2026: 94% on time (31 flights)94MarApr 2026: 90% on time (30 flights)90AprMay 2026: 94% on time (31 flights)94MayJun 2026: 87% on time (30 flights)87JunJul 2026: 97% on time (31 flights)97JulAug 2026: 100% on time (31 flights)100Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday5379%
Tuesday5285%
Wednesday5290%
Thursday5294%
Friday5294%
Saturday5294%
Sunday5283%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 49%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 37%Late inbound plane 7%Severe weather 6%

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Questions

How often is DL 898 from ATL to LAX late?

Delta Air Lines 898 from Atlanta, GA to Los Angeles, CA arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 12% of 365 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 0.3% 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.