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DL2778

Atlanta (ATL) to Memphis (MEM) · scheduled 12:59 PM – 12:39 PM

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How DL2778 performs

856 operations, 2023-12-16 to 2026-06-30.

On-time arrivals
87.8%
742 of 845 completed
Cancellation rate
1.17%
10 cancelled
Median arrival delay
-9 min
Average -1.9 min
Severe delays
2.8%
Arrived 60+ minutes late
Delay when late
47 min
Average, when 15+ min late
Departure punctuality
86.9%
Left the gate on time

DL2778 arrived on time 87.8% of the time, against 82.6% for all ATLMEM flights — this specific departure is 5.2 percentage points better than the route as a whole. Against Delta Air Lines’s own flights on this route it is 4.7 points better.

Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics · 856 operations between 2023-12-16 to 2026-06-30

Against the rest of the route

On timeCancelledMedian delaySevereFlights
DL277887.8%1.17%-9 min2.8%856
Delta Air Lines on ATLMEM83.1%1.37%-7 min5.0%9,183
All ATLMEM flights82.6%1.30%-7 min5.2%10,171

Source: FlyerIntel analysis of US DOT BTS data · 2023-12-16 to 2026-06-30

By day of week

Does DL2778 run worse on particular days?

Monday87.5%
Tuesday89.5%
Wednesday91.1%
Thursday88.7%
Friday92.5%
Saturday
Sunday85.0%

Friday is historically the most reliable day and Sunday the least, a gap of 7.5 percentage points.

Source: FlyerIntel analysis of US DOT BTS data · 2023-12-16 to 2026-06-30 · Days with fewer than 120 operations are not scored.

Other routes DL2778 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
MEMATL Memphis to Atlanta2023-12-162026-06-3085587.6%
ATLMKE Atlanta to Milwaukee2023-12-072023-12-156
MKEATL Milwaukee to Atlanta2023-12-072023-12-156
LAXMCI Los Angeles to Kansas City2023-11-052023-12-0617
SEACVG Seattle to Cincinnati / Covington2023-11-272023-11-271
MIAJFK Miami to New York2023-10-092023-11-0424
SATATL San Antonio to Atlanta2023-10-292023-10-291
RDUTPA Raleigh–Durham to Tampa2023-07-012023-09-0462
TPARDU Tampa to Raleigh–Durham2023-07-012023-09-0462

Because the same number has served different journeys, the statistics above describe only the route DL2778 currently operates. Blending them would produce an average of two different flights.

Data and methodology

Calculated by FlyerIntel from 856 records of DL2778 operating ATLMEM, 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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