Flight profile · Delta Air Lines
DL2306
Atlanta (ATL) to Des Moines (DSM) · scheduled 9:20 PM – 10:30 PM
How DL2306 performs
999 operations, 2023-09-05 to 2026-06-30.
DL2306 arrived on time 82.2% of the time, against 85.3% for all ATL → DSM flights — this specific departure is 3.1 percentage points worse than the route as a whole. Against Delta Air Lines’s own flights on this route it is 3.1 points worse.
Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics · 999 operations between 2023-09-05 to 2026-06-30
Against the rest of the route
| On time | Cancelled | Median delay | Severe | Flights | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DL2306 | 82.2% | 1.60% | -8 min | 6.0% | 999 |
| Delta Air Lines on ATL → DSM | 85.3% | 1.44% | -9 min | 5.1% | 3,551 |
| All ATL → DSM flights | 85.3% | 1.43% | -9 min | 5.1% | 3,557 |
Source: FlyerIntel analysis of US DOT BTS data · 2023-09-05 to 2026-06-30
By day of week
Does DL2306 run worse on particular days?
Saturday is historically the most reliable day and Monday the least, a gap of 11.3 percentage points.
Source: FlyerIntel analysis of US DOT BTS data · 2023-09-05 to 2026-06-30 · Days with fewer than 120 operations are not scored.
Other routes DL2306 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.
| Route | Operated | Flights | On time |
|---|---|---|---|
| ATL→TYS Atlanta to Knoxville/Maryville | 2023-07-09 – 2023-09-04 | 58 | — |
| TYS→ATL Knoxville/Maryville to Atlanta | 2023-07-09 – 2023-09-04 | 58 | — |
| ATL→SAT Atlanta to San Antonio | 2023-07-01 – 2023-07-08 | 2 | — |
Because the same number has served different journeys, the statistics above describe only the route DL2306 currently operates. Blending them would produce an average of two different flights.
Data and methodology
Calculated by FlyerIntel from 999 records of DL2306 operating ATL → DSM, 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.