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DL1491

Atlanta (ATL) to Austin (AUS) · scheduled 3:50 PM – 5:17 PM

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How DL1491 performs

728 operations, 2023-12-17 to 2026-06-28.

On-time arrivals
72.4%
520 of 718 completed
Cancellation rate
1.10%
8 cancelled
Median arrival delay
-3 min
Average 7.9 min
Severe delays
8.6%
Arrived 60+ minutes late
Delay when late
53 min
Average, when 15+ min late
Departure punctuality
73.1%
Left the gate on time

DL1491 arrived on time 72.4% of the time, against 77.8% for all ATLAUS flights — this specific departure is 5.3 percentage points worse than the route as a whole. Against Delta Air Lines’s own flights on this route it is 5.3 points worse.

Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics · 728 operations between 2023-12-17 to 2026-06-28

Against the rest of the route

On timeCancelledMedian delaySevereFlights
DL149172.4%1.10%-3 min8.6%728
Delta Air Lines on ATLAUS77.7%1.17%-4 min6.3%9,245
All ATLAUS flights77.8%1.03%-4 min6.1%13,330

Source: FlyerIntel analysis of US DOT BTS data · 2023-12-17 to 2026-06-28

Other routes DL1491 has flown

A flight number is a slot in a schedule, and carriers reassign it. These are the other city pairs this number served in the analysis period.

RouteOperatedFlightsOn time
AUSATL Austin to Atlanta2024-06-072026-06-2660072.6%
FAYATL Fayetteville to Atlanta2024-05-072024-06-0631
MSPPDX Minneapolis to Portland2024-04-092024-05-0628
LGAORD New York to Chicago2024-01-082024-04-0878
ORDLGA Chicago to New York2024-01-082024-04-0878
ATLSRQ Atlanta to Sarasota/Bradenton2023-07-012023-12-1514478.2%
SRQATL Sarasota/Bradenton to Atlanta2023-07-012023-12-1511781.9%
AVLATL Asheville to Atlanta2023-11-022023-11-043
ATLRIC Atlanta to Richmond2023-10-092023-10-2719
RICATL Richmond to Atlanta2023-10-092023-10-279

Because the same number has served different journeys, the statistics above describe only the route DL1491 currently operates. Blending them would produce an average of two different flights.

Data and methodology

Calculated by FlyerIntel from 728 records of DL1491 operating ATLAUS, published by the US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics. A flight counts as delayed when it arrives 15 or more minutes after schedule. Cancelled and diverted flights are excluded from the on-time rate and reported separately. Flight numbers are resolved as carrier plus number plus route, because the same number serves different routes over time.

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