Flight profile · Delta Air Lines
DL2494
Atlanta (ATL) to Panama City Beach (ECP) · scheduled 7:50 PM – 8:55 PM
How DL2494 performs
879 operations, 2023-07-01 to 2026-06-30.
DL2494 arrived on time 81.1% of the time, against 84.3% for all ATL → ECP flights — this specific departure is 3.3 percentage points worse than the route as a whole. Against Delta Air Lines’s own flights on this route it is 3.4 points worse.
Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics · 879 operations between 2023-07-01 to 2026-06-30
Against the rest of the route
| On time | Cancelled | Median delay | Severe | Flights | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DL2494 | 81.1% | 1.93% | -6 min | 5.1% | 879 |
| Delta Air Lines on ATL → ECP | 84.4% | 1.34% | -7 min | 4.7% | 6,871 |
| All ATL → ECP flights | 84.3% | 1.33% | -7 min | 4.8% | 6,895 |
Source: FlyerIntel analysis of US DOT BTS data · 2023-07-01 to 2026-06-30
Other routes DL2494 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| DFW→LGA Dallas–Fort Worth to New York | 2023-11-05 – 2023-12-15 | 35 | — |
| LAX→LGA Los Angeles to New York | 2023-11-11 – 2023-12-09 | 5 | — |
| ATL→ABQ Atlanta to Albuquerque | 2023-10-05 – 2023-10-08 | 4 | — |
| PDX→SLC Portland to Salt Lake City | 2023-09-18 – 2023-09-24 | 6 | — |
| SLC→PDX Salt Lake City to Portland | 2023-09-19 – 2023-09-24 | 5 | — |
Because the same number has served different journeys, the statistics above describe only the route DL2494 currently operates. Blending them would produce an average of two different flights.
Why DL2494 runs late
Where US DOT attributed the delay minutes on this flight.
crew, maintenance, boarding, fuelling — within the carrier’s control
the inbound aircraft was late, so this flight started late
weather severe enough to stop this flight specifically
airspace and airport capacity, including weather-driven flow control
Share of the delay minutes US DOT attributed to each cause for DL2494 on ATL → ECP. A single late flight can carry more than one cause, and only delays of fifteen minutes or more are attributed at all.
Other departures on ATL → ECP
Same airports, same journey — and not the same odds of arriving on time.
| Flight | Airline | On time | Median arrival | Operations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DL3048 | Delta Air Lines | 91.7% | 10 min early | 715 |
| DL3131 | Delta Air Lines | 82.1% | 8 min early | 740 |
| DL3094 | Delta Air Lines | 79.3% | 7 min early | 608 |
Every departure listed carries at least 600 operations, so the comparison is between figures that mean something. Schedules change; confirm the departure still operates before booking around this.
Data and methodology
Calculated by FlyerIntel from 879 records of DL2494 operating ATL → ECP, 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.