DL1281

DL1281 (Delta Air Lines) is a multi-stop service on 2 routes, busiest Key West to Atlanta. Of 1,316 departures recorded from October 2024 to July 2026, 86.3% 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
January62620.0%
February56560.0%
March62620.0%
April60600.0%
May62620.0%
June60600.0%
July62620.0%
August62––
September60––
October62–in progress
November60––
December62––
Year to date (Jan–Jul)4244240.0%

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
January73.3%89.1%▲ 21.5%
February71.4%92.9%▲ 30.0%
March77.1%87.1%▲ 13.0%
April80.0%90.0%▲ 12.5%
May85.5%93.3%▲ 9.2%
June91.4%86.2%▼ 5.7%
July79.0%96.7%▲ 22.3%
August93.6%––
September85.0%––
October95.2%–in progress
November84.2%––
December85.5%––
Year-to-date average (Jan–Jul)79.7%90.8%▲ 13.9%

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
January27▲ 250.0%
February00–
March10▼ 100.0%
April00–
May02–
June220.0%
July02–
August0––
September0––
October0–in progress
November3––
December0––
Year to date (Jan–Jul)513▲ 160.0%

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 98.3% 1,294
  • Cancelled 1.7% 22

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

On time, leg by leg

  1. EYW–ATL658 84.0%
  2. ATL–EYW658 88.6%

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 40 40 97.5% 0
November 2024 60 60 88.3% 0
December 2024 62 61 80.3% 1
January 2025 62 60 73.3% 2
February 2025 56 56 71.4% 0
March 2025 62 61 77.1% 1
April 2025 60 60 80.0% 0
May 2025 62 62 85.5% 0
June 2025 60 58 91.4% 2
July 2025 62 62 79.0% 0
August 2025 62 62 93.6% 0
September 2025 60 60 85.0% 0
October 2025 62 62 95.2% 0
November 2025 60 57 84.2% 3
December 2025 62 62 85.5% 0
January 2026 62 55 89.1% 7
February 2026 56 56 92.9% 0
March 2026 62 62 87.1% 0
April 2026 60 60 90.0% 0
May 2026 62 60 93.3% 2
June 2026 60 58 86.2% 2
July 2026 62 60 96.7% 2

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