DL1178

DL1178 (Delta Air Lines) is a multi-stop service on 2 routes, busiest Chicago to Atlanta. Of 1,188 departures recorded from October 2024 to July 2026, 90.9% left on time, according to the US BTS.

Recorded departures by month

All legs under this number combined; see the leg table.

The most recent periods19 periods
PeriodDepartures 2025Departures 2026Change vs last year
January3650▲ 38.9%
February2644▲ 69.2%
March5860▲ 3.4%
April60600.0%
May6258▼ 6.5%
June5653▼ 5.4%
July5655▼ 1.8%
August62––
September60––
October60–in progress
November54––
December62––
Year to date (Jan–Jul)354380▲ 7.3%

according to the US BTS · October 2024 → July 2026

On-time departures by month

All legs combined

On time = departure within 15 minutes of schedule. Non-cancelled flights with a recorded delay only.

The most recent periods19 periods
PeriodOn time 2025On time 2026Change vs last year
January88.6%89.6%▲ 1.1%
February96.2%81.8%▼ 14.9%
March100.0%94.4%▼ 5.6%
April86.4%86.2%▼ 0.3%
May91.9%85.7%▼ 6.8%
June90.9%98.1%▲ 7.9%
July89.3%90.7%▲ 1.6%
August93.6%––
September93.3%––
October96.7%–in progress
November86.8%––
December83.3%––
Year-to-date average (Jan–Jul)91.9%89.5%▼ 2.6%

according to the US BTS · October 2024 → July 2026

Average departure delay by month

All legs combined

according to the US BTS · October 2024 → July 2026

Cancelled departures by month

All legs combined
The most recent periods19 periods
PeriodCancelled 2025Cancelled 2026Change vs last year
January12▲ 100.0%
February00–
March06–
April12▲ 100.0%
May02–
June10▼ 100.0%
July01–
August0––
September0––
October0–in progress
November1––
December2––
Year to date (Jan–Jul)313▲ 333.3%

according to the US BTS · October 2024 → July 2026

This is not a forecast

This is a historical record of departures already flown, not a forecast for your flight.

This number flies several legs

Several legs: the headline figure averages all of them. See the leg table.

Cancellation share

  • Not cancelled 98.4% 1,169
  • Cancelled 1.6% 19

Share of all recorded flights in the period, all legs. · Oct 12, 2024 → Jul 31, 2026

On time, leg by leg

  1. ORD–ATL608 88.6%
  2. ATL–ORD580 93.2%

Departures within 15 minutes of schedule; small figure = departures recorded.

Legs flown under this number

2
Monthly figures
PeriodDepartures With departure delay recordedOn time Cancelled
October 2024 39 39 94.9% 0
November 2024 57 57 91.2% 0
December 2024 60 60 90.0% 0
January 2025 36 35 88.6% 1
February 2025 26 26 96.2% 0
March 2025 58 58 100.0% 0
April 2025 60 59 86.4% 1
May 2025 62 62 91.9% 0
June 2025 56 55 90.9% 1
July 2025 56 56 89.3% 0
August 2025 62 62 93.6% 0
September 2025 60 60 93.3% 0
October 2025 60 60 96.7% 0
November 2025 54 53 86.8% 1
December 2025 62 60 83.3% 2
January 2026 50 48 89.6% 2
February 2026 44 44 81.8% 0
March 2026 60 54 94.4% 6
April 2026 60 58 86.2% 2
May 2026 58 56 85.7% 2
June 2026 53 53 98.1% 0
July 2026 55 54 90.7% 1

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