DL1286

DL1286 (Delta Air Lines) is a multi-stop service on 14 routes, busiest Atlanta to Jackson. Of 799 departures recorded from October 2024 to July 2026, 88.3% 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
January3733▼ 10.8%
February3228▼ 12.5%
March3355▲ 66.7%
April1360▲ 361.5%
May5052▲ 4.0%
June3258▲ 81.3%
July2362▲ 169.6%
August18––
September37––
October31–in progress
November30––
December37––
Year to date (Jan–Jul)220348▲ 58.2%

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
January86.5%96.9%▲ 12.0%
February84.4%100.0%▲ 18.5%
March87.9%81.5%▼ 7.3%
April76.9%89.7%▲ 16.6%
May80.0%94.2%▲ 17.8%
June71.9%91.4%▲ 27.1%
July73.9%95.0%▲ 28.5%
August88.9%––
September86.5%––
October96.7%–in progress
November90.0%––
December88.2%––
Year-to-date average (Jan–Jul)80.2%92.7%▲ 15.5%

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
January01–
February00–
March01–
April02–
May00–
June00–
July02–
August0––
September0––
October1–in progress
November0––
December3––
Year to date (Jan–Jul)06

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 98.6% 788
  • Cancelled 1.4% 11

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

On time, leg by leg

  1. JAN–ATL172 88.2%
  2. ATL–JAN172 87.6%
  3. CVG–LGA99 94.7%
  4. MSP–MCI63 77.8%
  5. PIT–DTW62 98.4%
  6. BNA–SLC60 88.3%
  7. GEG–SEA38 86.5%
  8. IAH–LAX31 83.9%

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

Legs flown under this number

9
Monthly figures
PeriodDepartures With departure delay recordedOn time Cancelled
October 2024 16 16 100.0% 0
November 2024 20 19 84.2% 1
December 2024 42 42 90.5% 0
January 2025 37 37 86.5% 0
February 2025 32 32 84.4% 0
March 2025 33 33 87.9% 0
April 2025 13 13 76.9% 0
May 2025 50 50 80.0% 0
June 2025 32 32 71.9% 0
July 2025 23 23 73.9% 0
August 2025 18 18 88.9% 0
September 2025 37 37 86.5% 0
October 2025 31 30 96.7% 1
November 2025 30 30 90.0% 0
December 2025 37 34 88.2% 3
January 2026 33 32 96.9% 1
February 2026 28 28 100.0% 0
March 2026 55 54 81.5% 1
April 2026 60 58 89.7% 2
May 2026 52 52 94.2% 0
June 2026 58 58 91.4% 0
July 2026 62 60 95.0% 2

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