Flight profile · Delta Air Lines
DL2786
Atlanta (ATL) to Columbus (CMH) · scheduled 5:05 PM – 6:53 PM
How DL2786 performs
333 operations, 2025-04-14 to 2026-06-30.
DL2786 arrived on time 73.9% of the time, against 81.7% for all ATL → CMH flights — this specific departure is 7.8 percentage points worse than the route as a whole. Against Delta Air Lines’s own flights on this route it is 8.8 points worse.
Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics · 333 operations between 2025-04-14 to 2026-06-30
Against the rest of the route
| On time | Cancelled | Median delay | Severe | Flights | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DL2786 | 73.9% | 0.90% | -4 min | 6.7% | 333 |
| Delta Air Lines on ATL → CMH | 82.7% | 0.99% | -6 min | 4.9% | 7,449 |
| All ATL → CMH flights | 81.7% | 0.90% | -5 min | 5.2% | 9,484 |
Source: FlyerIntel analysis of US DOT BTS data · 2025-04-14 to 2026-06-30
Other routes DL2786 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| CMH→ATL Columbus to Atlanta | 2025-06-08 – 2026-05-04 | 102 | 77.8% |
| ATL→DAY Atlanta to Dayton | 2024-12-19 – 2024-12-20 | 2 | — |
| DAY→ATL Dayton to Atlanta | 2024-12-19 – 2024-12-20 | 2 | — |
| CLT→MSP Charlotte to Minneapolis | 2024-07-02 – 2024-09-08 | 69 | — |
| CHA→ATL Chattanooga to Atlanta | 2023-07-01 – 2024-06-06 | 264 | 92.3% |
| LAS→LAX Las Vegas to Los Angeles | 2024-04-09 – 2024-05-06 | 28 | — |
| MSP→BIS Minneapolis to Bismarck | 2024-01-07 – 2024-01-07 | 1 | — |
| ATL→MDW Atlanta to Chicago | 2024-01-02 – 2024-01-06 | 5 | — |
| MDW→ATL Chicago to Atlanta | 2024-01-02 – 2024-01-06 | 5 | — |
| ATL→ORF Atlanta to Norfolk | 2023-12-16 – 2024-01-01 | 17 | — |
| ORF→ATL Norfolk to Atlanta | 2023-12-16 – 2024-01-01 | 17 | — |
| MSP→CMH Minneapolis to Columbus | 2023-10-09 – 2023-11-03 | 22 | — |
| MSP→CVG Minneapolis to Cincinnati / Covington | 2023-10-28 – 2023-10-31 | 4 | — |
Because the same number has served different journeys, the statistics above describe only the route DL2786 currently operates. Blending them would produce an average of two different flights.
Why DL2786 runs late
Where US DOT attributed the delay minutes on this flight.
the inbound aircraft was late, so this flight started late
crew, maintenance, boarding, fuelling — within the carrier’s control
airspace and airport capacity, including weather-driven flow control
weather severe enough to stop this flight specifically
Share of the delay minutes US DOT attributed to each cause for DL2786 on ATL → CMH. 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 → CMH
Same airports, same journey — and not the same odds of arriving on time.
| Flight | Airline | On time | Median arrival | Operations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DL2200 | Delta Air Lines | 87.3% | 6 min early | 1,029 |
| DL1522 | Delta Air Lines | 87.1% | 7 min early | 732 |
| DL2892 | Delta Air Lines | 79.5% | 3 min early | 716 |
| DL1459 | Delta Air Lines | 76.6% | 4 min early | 740 |
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 333 records of DL2786 operating ATL → CMH, 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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