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DL2498

Atlanta (ATL) to Newark (EWR) · scheduled 6:50 PM – 8:59 PM

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How DL2498 performs

812 operations, 2024-01-08 to 2026-06-30.

On-time arrivals
54.2%
430 of 793 completed
Cancellation rate
1.72%
14 cancelled
Median arrival delay
11 min
Average 36.9 min
Severe delays
23.5%
Arrived 60+ minutes late
Delay when late
83 min
Average, when 15+ min late
Departure punctuality
61.4%
Left the gate on time

DL2498 arrived on time 54.2% of the time, against 73.0% for all ATLEWR flights — this specific departure is 18.7 percentage points worse than the route as a whole. Against Delta Air Lines’s own flights on this route it is 17.2 points worse.

Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics · 812 operations between 2024-01-08 to 2026-06-30

Against the rest of the route

On timeCancelledMedian delaySevereFlights
DL249854.2%1.72%11 min23.5%812
Delta Air Lines on ATLEWR71.4%1.94%0 min11.2%9,079
All ATLEWR flights73.0%2.56%-3 min11.8%18,137

Source: FlyerIntel analysis of US DOT BTS data · 2024-01-08 to 2026-06-30

Other routes DL2498 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
LGADTW New York to Detroit2023-07-022024-06-0619079.5%
DTWSRQ Detroit to Sarasota/Bradenton2024-02-102024-02-243
SRQDTW Sarasota/Bradenton to Detroit2024-02-102024-02-243
ORFATL Norfolk to Atlanta2023-10-092023-11-0427

Because the same number has served different journeys, the statistics above describe only the route DL2498 currently operates. Blending them would produce an average of two different flights.

Data and methodology

Calculated by FlyerIntel from 812 records of DL2498 operating ATLEWR, 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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