Flight profile · Delta Air Lines
DL837
Atlanta (ATL) to Honolulu (HNL) · scheduled 10:00 AM – 2:56 PM
How DL837 performs
1,035 operations, 2023-07-01 to 2026-06-30.
DL837 arrived on time 82.2% of the time, against 81.1% for all ATL → HNL flights — this specific departure is 1.1 percentage points better than the route as a whole. Against Delta Air Lines’s own flights on this route it is 1.1 points better.
Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics · 1,035 operations between 2023-07-01 to 2026-06-30
Against the rest of the route
| On time | Cancelled | Median delay | Severe | Flights | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DL837 | 82.2% | 0.19% | -5 min | 5.0% | 1,035 |
| Delta Air Lines on ATL → HNL | 81.1% | 0.18% | -5 min | 5.0% | 1,114 |
| All ATL → HNL flights | 81.1% | 0.18% | -5 min | 5.0% | 1,114 |
Source: FlyerIntel analysis of US DOT BTS data · 2023-07-01 to 2026-06-30
By day of week
Does DL837 run worse on particular days?
Wednesday is historically the most reliable day and Thursday the least, a gap of 10.9 percentage points.
Source: FlyerIntel analysis of US DOT BTS data · 2023-07-01 to 2026-06-30 · Days with fewer than 120 operations are not scored.
Other routes DL837 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| SAN→JFK San Diego to New York | 2023-09-05 – 2023-11-04 | 61 | — |
Because the same number has served different journeys, the statistics above describe only the route DL837 currently operates. Blending them would produce an average of two different flights.
Data and methodology
Calculated by FlyerIntel from 1,035 records of DL837 operating ATL → HNL, 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.