Historical on-time performance
Dayton to Atlanta
432 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DAY–ATL arrive on time 87% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate87%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay15 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.9%of scheduled flights
based on 1,403 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Delta Air LinesOn-time87%Medianon timep9015 minCancel1.9%Flights1,403
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline46%
- Weather10%
- Air traffic (NAS)7%
- Late aircraft37%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline63%
- Weather37%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Airline. Shares are among 27 cancellations with a reported cause (BTS reports causes from June 2003).
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly DAY → ATL
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
On-time rates are fairly even by time of day on this route — ranging from 84% to 93% on time.
- Mornings93% on time · p90 on time · 1,116 flights
- Middays91% on time · p90 5 min · 1,152 flights
- Afternoons89% on time · p90 15 min · 967 flights
- Evenings84% on time · p90 30 min · 830 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 88% to 91% on time.
- Wednesdays91% on time · p90 5 min · 587 flights
- Thursdays91% on time · p90 10 min · 598 flights
- Saturdays90% on time · p90 on time · 491 flights
- Mondays90% on time · p90 5 min · 608 flights
- Fridays89% on time · p90 10 min · 598 flights
- Tuesdays89% on time · p90 15 min · 590 flights
- Sundays88% on time · p90 20 min · 593 flights
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