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DL485

Kailua-Kona (KOA) to Seattle (SEA) · scheduled 9:30 PM – 6:40 AM

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How DL485 performs

967 operations, 2023-09-05 to 2026-06-30.

On-time arrivals
92.0%
875 of 951 completed
Cancellation rate
1.55%
15 cancelled
Median arrival delay
-16 min
Average -11.3 min
Severe delays
2.1%
Arrived 60+ minutes late
Delay when late
71 min
Average, when 15+ min late
Departure punctuality
89.7%
Left the gate on time

DL485 arrived on time 92.0% of the time, against 86.0% for all KOASEA flights — this specific departure is 6.0 percentage points better than the route as a whole.

Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics · 967 operations between 2023-09-05 to 2026-06-30

Against the rest of the route

On timeCancelledMedian delaySevereFlights
DL48592.0%1.55%-16 min2.1%967
Delta Air Lines on KOASEA91.3%1.74%-16 min2.3%1,095
All KOASEA flights86.0%1.74%-11 min4.1%4,248

Source: FlyerIntel analysis of US DOT BTS data · 2023-09-05 to 2026-06-30

By day of week

Does DL485 run worse on particular days?

Monday93.4%
Tuesday95.6%
Wednesday92.8%
Thursday92.6%
Friday89.6%
Saturday88.1%
Sunday91.9%

Tuesday is historically the most reliable day and Saturday the least, a gap of 7.6 percentage points.

Source: FlyerIntel analysis of US DOT BTS data · 2023-09-05 to 2026-06-30 · Days with fewer than 120 operations are not scored.

Other routes DL485 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
CLTMSP Charlotte to Minneapolis2025-12-212026-01-0413
CLTATL Charlotte to Atlanta2025-12-202026-01-033
SEAKOA Seattle to Kailua-Kona2023-10-092023-11-0423
ATLTPA Atlanta to Tampa2023-07-012023-09-0466
TPAATL Tampa to Atlanta2023-07-012023-09-0466

Because the same number has served different journeys, the statistics above describe only the route DL485 currently operates. Blending them would produce an average of two different flights.

Data and methodology

Calculated by FlyerIntel from 967 records of DL485 operating KOASEA, 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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