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DL542

Seattle (SEA) to Atlanta (ATL) · scheduled 11:55 AM – 7:58 PM

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How DL542 performs

724 operations, 2024-06-07 to 2026-06-30.

On-time arrivals
81.1%
581 of 716 completed
Cancellation rate
0.69%
5 cancelled
Median arrival delay
-6 min
Average 3.7 min
Severe delays
5.2%
Arrived 60+ minutes late
Delay when late
65 min
Average, when 15+ min late
Departure punctuality
80.0%
Left the gate on time

Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics · 724 operations between 2024-06-07 to 2026-06-30

Against the rest of the route

On timeCancelledMedian delaySevereFlights
DL54281.1%0.69%-6 min5.2%724
Delta Air Lines on SEAATL84.0%0.71%-8 min4.7%7,194
All SEAATL flights82.0%0.76%-7 min4.6%10,247

Source: FlyerIntel analysis of US DOT BTS data · 2024-06-07 to 2026-06-30

Other routes DL542 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
PHXATL Phoenix to Atlanta2023-12-162024-06-0684
SEADTW Seattle to Detroit2024-04-112024-05-0616
ATLCLT Atlanta to Charlotte2024-04-132024-04-131
ATLPHX Atlanta to Phoenix2024-01-152024-03-0821
RSWBOS Fort Myers to Boston2024-01-082024-02-1417
ATLBNA Atlanta to Nashville2024-01-132024-01-274
BNAATL Nashville to Atlanta2024-01-132024-01-274
SEALAS Seattle to Las Vegas2024-01-122024-01-121
ATLTPA Atlanta to Tampa2023-12-072023-12-159
TPAATL Tampa to Atlanta2023-12-072023-12-145
ATLIND Atlanta to Indianapolis2023-11-052023-12-0622
SATATL San Antonio to Atlanta2023-11-272023-11-271
DCALAX Washington to Los Angeles2023-09-162023-11-0431
HNLDTW Honolulu to Detroit2023-10-272023-10-271
PHLDTW Philadelphia to Detroit2023-10-112023-10-266
LAXDCA Los Angeles to Washington2023-09-162023-10-0823
LAXJFK Los Angeles to New York2023-07-052023-09-0453

Because the same number has served different journeys, the statistics above describe only the route DL542 currently operates. Blending them would produce an average of two different flights.

Data and methodology

Calculated by FlyerIntel from 724 records of DL542 operating SEAATL, 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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