Flight profile · Delta Air Lines
DL2966
Norfolk (ORF) to Atlanta (ATL) · scheduled 5:20 AM – 7:20 AM
How DL2966 performs
277 operations, 2025-09-01 to 2026-06-30.
DL2966 arrived on time 91.2% of the time, against 83.6% for all ORF → ATL flights — this specific departure is 7.7 percentage points better than the route as a whole. Against Delta Air Lines’s own flights on this route it is 6.8 points better.
Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics · 277 operations between 2025-09-01 to 2026-06-30
Against the rest of the route
| On time | Cancelled | Median delay | Severe | Flights | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DL2966 | 91.2% | 1.08% | -14 min | 4.4% | 277 |
| Delta Air Lines on ORF → ATL | 84.5% | 1.26% | -8 min | 5.5% | 7,592 |
| All ORF → ATL flights | 83.6% | 1.33% | -8 min | 6.0% | 7,990 |
Source: FlyerIntel analysis of US DOT BTS data · 2025-09-01 to 2026-06-30
Other routes DL2966 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| IND→ATL Indianapolis to Atlanta | 2025-05-07 – 2025-06-07 | 32 | — |
| MEM→ATL Memphis to Atlanta | 2025-04-14 – 2025-05-06 | 23 | — |
| HSV→ATL Huntsville to Atlanta | 2025-01-11 – 2025-03-08 | 9 | — |
| ATL→SDF Atlanta to Louisville | 2024-06-07 – 2024-10-25 | 27 | — |
| BTR→ATL Baton Rouge to Atlanta | 2024-07-10 – 2024-10-06 | 89 | — |
| GSP→ATL Greenville/Greer/Spartanburg to Atlanta | 2024-05-07 – 2024-06-06 | 31 | — |
| ATL→GSP Atlanta to Greenville/Greer/Spartanburg | 2024-05-07 – 2024-06-06 | 29 | — |
| MSP→ATL Minneapolis to Atlanta | 2024-03-10 – 2024-05-06 | 58 | — |
| RDU→MSP Raleigh–Durham to Minneapolis | 2024-02-19 – 2024-02-29 | 10 | — |
| EWR→ATL Newark to Atlanta | 2023-12-17 – 2024-01-07 | 14 | — |
| JFK→MCO New York to Orlando | 2023-11-05 – 2023-12-15 | 40 | — |
| SEA→LAS Seattle to Las Vegas | 2023-10-09 – 2023-11-04 | 27 | — |
| CLT→MSP Charlotte to Minneapolis | 2023-09-05 – 2023-10-08 | 29 | — |
| ATL→CHA Atlanta to Chattanooga | 2023-07-01 – 2023-09-04 | 63 | — |
| CHA→ATL Chattanooga to Atlanta | 2023-07-01 – 2023-09-04 | 63 | — |
| DTW→MYR Detroit to Myrtle Beach | 2023-07-15 – 2023-07-29 | 3 | — |
| MYR→DTW Myrtle Beach to Detroit | 2023-07-15 – 2023-07-29 | 3 | — |
Because the same number has served different journeys, the statistics above describe only the route DL2966 currently operates. Blending them would produce an average of two different flights.
Why DL2966 runs late
Where US DOT attributed the delay minutes on this flight.
crew, maintenance, boarding, fuelling — within the carrier’s control
airspace and airport capacity, including weather-driven flow control
Share of the delay minutes US DOT attributed to each cause for DL2966 on ORF → ATL. 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 ORF → ATL
Same airports, same journey — and not the same odds of arriving on time.
| Flight | Airline | On time | Median arrival | Operations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DL1336 | Delta Air Lines | 90.6% | 11 min early | 652 |
| DL1338 | Delta Air Lines | 86.9% | 9 min early | 644 |
| DL1364 | Delta Air Lines | 86.0% | 7 min early | 743 |
| DL2755 | Delta Air Lines | 84.4% | 8 min early | 963 |
| DL2925 | Delta Air Lines | 81.5% | 8 min early | 863 |
| DL2329 | Delta Air Lines | 74.7% | 5 min early | 835 |
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 277 records of DL2966 operating ORF → ATL, 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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