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DL2438

Atlanta (ATL) to Sarasota/Bradenton (SRQ) · scheduled 12:20 PM – 1:51 PM

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How DL2438 performs

391 operations, 2025-03-09 to 2026-06-30.

On-time arrivals
84.5%
326 of 386 completed
Cancellation rate
1.28%
5 cancelled
Median arrival delay
-6 min
Average 3.3 min
Severe delays
4.7%
Arrived 60+ minutes late
Delay when late
59 min
Average, when 15+ min late
Departure punctuality
86.8%
Left the gate on time

DL2438 arrived on time 84.5% of the time, against 80.7% for all ATLSRQ flights — this specific departure is 3.8 percentage points better than the route as a whole. Against Delta Air Lines’s own flights on this route it is 3.2 points better.

Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics · 391 operations between 2025-03-09 to 2026-06-30

Against the rest of the route

On timeCancelledMedian delaySevereFlights
DL243884.5%1.28%-6 min4.7%391
Delta Air Lines on ATLSRQ81.2%1.91%-4 min5.7%6,695
All ATLSRQ flights80.7%1.83%-4 min5.8%7,581

Source: FlyerIntel analysis of US DOT BTS data · 2025-03-09 to 2026-06-30

Other routes DL2438 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
SRQATL Sarasota/Bradenton to Atlanta2025-03-092026-06-3039185.2%
MSYLGA New Orleans to New York2024-06-072024-12-1819394.7%
MCIATL Kansas City to Atlanta2023-07-012024-06-0622592.8%
SLCSNA Salt Lake City to Santa Ana2024-04-092024-05-0628
LEXATL Lexington to Atlanta2023-12-162024-01-072
MSYBOS New Orleans to Boston2023-12-172024-01-029
CMHDTW Columbus to Detroit2023-12-192023-12-202

Because the same number has served different journeys, the statistics above describe only the route DL2438 currently operates. Blending them would produce an average of two different flights.

Data and methodology

Calculated by FlyerIntel from 391 records of DL2438 operating ATLSRQ, 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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