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DL2881

Atlanta (ATL) to Orlando (MCO) · scheduled 7:30 PM – 9:20 PM

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How DL2881 performs

996 operations, 2023-07-10 to 2026-06-30.

On-time arrivals
62.1%
609 of 981 completed
Cancellation rate
0.90%
9 cancelled
Median arrival delay
4 min
Average 20.2 min
Severe delays
12.9%
Arrived 60+ minutes late
Delay when late
59 min
Average, when 15+ min late
Departure punctuality
66.6%
Left the gate on time

DL2881 arrived on time 62.1% of the time, against 71.7% for all ATLMCO flights — this specific departure is 9.6 percentage points worse than the route as a whole. Against Delta Air Lines’s own flights on this route it is 9.0 points worse.

Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics · 996 operations between 2023-07-10 to 2026-06-30

Against the rest of the route

On timeCancelledMedian delaySevereFlights
DL288162.1%0.90%4 min12.9%996
Delta Air Lines on ATLMCO71.1%0.95%0 min10.0%16,335
All ATLMCO flights71.7%1.31%-1 min10.5%26,030

Source: FlyerIntel analysis of US DOT BTS data · 2023-07-10 to 2026-06-30

By day of week

Does DL2881 run worse on particular days?

Monday58.9%
Tuesday70.4%
Wednesday69.7%
Thursday64.8%
Friday57.2%
Saturday59.5%
Sunday53.6%

Tuesday is historically the most reliable day and Sunday the least, a gap of 16.9 percentage points.

Source: FlyerIntel analysis of US DOT BTS data · 2023-07-10 to 2026-06-30 · Days with fewer than 120 operations are not scored.

Other routes DL2881 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
MSPPHX Minneapolis to Phoenix2024-05-072024-06-0631
PHXMSP Phoenix to Minneapolis2024-05-072024-06-0631
BWIATL Baltimore to Atlanta2023-12-092023-12-091
MCOATL Orlando to Atlanta2023-09-102023-10-0817

Because the same number has served different journeys, the statistics above describe only the route DL2881 currently operates. Blending them would produce an average of two different flights.

Data and methodology

Calculated by FlyerIntel from 996 records of DL2881 operating ATLMCO, 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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