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DL2518

Cedar Rapids (CID) to Atlanta (ATL) · scheduled 6:00 AM – 9:00 AM

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How DL2518 performs

994 operations, 2023-07-01 to 2026-06-30.

On-time arrivals
88.4%
865 of 979 completed
Cancellation rate
1.21%
12 cancelled
Median arrival delay
-10 min
Average 2.1 min
Severe delays
4.9%
Arrived 60+ minutes late
Delay when late
107 min
Average, when 15+ min late
Departure punctuality
90.6%
Left the gate on time

Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics · 994 operations between 2023-07-01 to 2026-06-30

Against the rest of the route

On timeCancelledMedian delaySevereFlights
DL251888.4%1.21%-10 min4.9%994
Delta Air Lines on CIDATL87.9%1.46%-10 min5.3%1,099
All CIDATL flights87.7%1.45%-10 min5.4%1,102

Source: FlyerIntel analysis of US DOT BTS data · 2023-07-01 to 2026-06-30

By day of week

Does DL2518 run worse on particular days?

Monday85.7%
Tuesday90.7%
Wednesday91.5%
Thursday90.1%
Friday89.1%
Saturday86.4%
Sunday84.9%

Wednesday is historically the most reliable day and Sunday the least, a gap of 6.6 percentage points.

Source: FlyerIntel analysis of US DOT BTS data · 2023-07-01 to 2026-06-30 · Days with fewer than 120 operations are not scored.

Data and methodology

Calculated by FlyerIntel from 994 records of DL2518 operating CIDATL, 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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