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DL2279

Atlanta (ATL) to Philadelphia (PHL) · scheduled 12:16 PM – 1:56 PM

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How DL2279 performs

766 operations, 2023-07-01 to 2026-06-27.

On-time arrivals
82.5%
622 of 754 completed
Cancellation rate
0.91%
7 cancelled
Median arrival delay
-4 min
Average 3.3 min
Severe delays
3.2%
Arrived 60+ minutes late
Delay when late
45 min
Average, when 15+ min late
Departure punctuality
81.6%
Left the gate on time

DL2279 arrived on time 82.5% of the time, against 75.1% for all ATLPHL flights — this specific departure is 7.4 percentage points better than the route as a whole. Against Delta Air Lines’s own flights on this route it is 5.6 points better.

Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics · 766 operations between 2023-07-01 to 2026-06-27

Against the rest of the route

On timeCancelledMedian delaySevereFlights
DL227982.5%0.91%-4 min3.2%766
Delta Air Lines on ATLPHL76.8%1.34%-2 min6.5%8,832
All ATLPHL flights75.1%1.70%-3 min8.9%17,345

Source: FlyerIntel analysis of US DOT BTS data · 2023-07-01 to 2026-06-27

Other routes DL2279 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
PHLATL Philadelphia to Atlanta2023-07-012026-06-2756482.2%
TYSATL Knoxville/Maryville to Atlanta2025-11-152025-12-134
BHMMSN Birmingham to Madison2024-09-132024-09-131
GSOATL Greensboro to Atlanta2023-12-162024-01-0723

Because the same number has served different journeys, the statistics above describe only the route DL2279 currently operates. Blending them would produce an average of two different flights.

Data and methodology

Calculated by FlyerIntel from 766 records of DL2279 operating ATLPHL, 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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