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DL1618

Birmingham (BHM) to Atlanta (ATL) · scheduled 6:20 AM – 8:41 AM

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How DL1618 performs

1,023 operations, 2023-07-01 to 2026-06-30.

On-time arrivals
88.4%
888 of 1,005 completed
Cancellation rate
1.66%
17 cancelled
Median arrival delay
-11 min
Average -1.9 min
Severe delays
3.1%
Arrived 60+ minutes late
Delay when late
66 min
Average, when 15+ min late
Departure punctuality
91.9%
Left the gate on time

Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics · 1,023 operations between 2023-07-01 to 2026-06-30

Against the rest of the route

On timeCancelledMedian delaySevereFlights
DL161888.4%1.66%-11 min3.1%1,023
Delta Air Lines on BHMATL88.7%1.42%-12 min4.3%9,061
All BHMATL flights88.7%1.44%-12 min4.4%9,145

Source: FlyerIntel analysis of US DOT BTS data · 2023-07-01 to 2026-06-30

By day of week

Does DL1618 run worse on particular days?

Monday86.4%
Tuesday88.2%
Wednesday89.0%
Thursday90.3%
Friday87.5%
Saturday90.2%
Sunday86.8%

Thursday is historically the most reliable day and Monday the least, a gap of 3.9 percentage points.

Source: FlyerIntel analysis of US DOT BTS data · 2023-07-01 to 2026-06-30 · Days with fewer than 120 operations are not scored.

Other routes DL1618 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
ATLCHA Atlanta to Chattanooga2025-04-152025-05-067
CHAATL Chattanooga to Atlanta2025-04-152025-05-067
ATLAVL Atlanta to Asheville2023-12-072023-12-159
AVLATL Asheville to Atlanta2023-12-072023-12-156
OKCATL Oklahoma City to Atlanta2023-11-052023-12-069
MSPBNA Minneapolis to Nashville2023-11-202023-11-273
MSPBOS Minneapolis to Boston2023-11-232023-11-253

Because the same number has served different journeys, the statistics above describe only the route DL1618 currently operates. Blending them would produce an average of two different flights.

Data and methodology

Calculated by FlyerIntel from 1,023 records of DL1618 operating BHMATL, 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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