Delta Air Lines ATL to EWR on-time performance
Delta Air Lines nonstop flights from Atlanta to Newark · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
On-time arrivals
72%
arrived < 15 min late
Cancelled
3.6%
111 flights
Avg arrival delay
20 min
67 min when late
Rank on route
#3 of 5
route average 73% on time
Key facts
- Delta Air Lines flights on ATL to EWR arrived on time 72% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026.
- 3.6% were cancelled, and 10% arrived an hour or more late.
- That ranks #3 of 5 airlines on this route, which averaged 73% on time overall.
- The largest source of delay minutes was air traffic control & airport congestion (45%).
On-time trend by month
Why this airline's flights were late
- Air traffic control & airport congestion45%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)34%
- Late-arriving aircraft14%
- Extreme weather6%
- Security1%
Other airlines on ATL to EWR
- United Airlines79% on time · 18 min avg delay
- Frontier Airlines60% on time · 34 min avg delay
- Spirit Airlines66% on time · 26 min avg delay
- Republic Airways80% on time · 26 min avg delay
Full ATL to EWR comparison →
Delta Air Lines on-time record across all routes →
3,045 Delta Air Lines flights tracked on this route; 111 cancelled, 12 diverted.
Data: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026 (12 months). Latest month published by BTS: July 2026. How we calculate this.