DL1897

DL1897 (Delta Air Lines) is a multi-stop service on 3 routes, busiest Atlanta to Lexington. Of 256 departures recorded from June 2025 to January 2026, 71.6% 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 periods8 periods
PeriodDepartures 2025Departures 2026Change vs last year
January–1–
February–––
March–––
April–––
May–––
June26––
July34––
August39––
September41––
October46–in progress
November40––
December29––

according to the US BTS · June 2025 → January 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 periods8 periods
PeriodOn time 2025On time 2026Change vs last year
January–0.0%–
February–––
March–––
April–––
May–––
June23.8%––
July64.7%––
August84.6%––
September82.9%––
October76.1%–in progress
November84.6%––
December58.6%––

according to the US BTS · June 2025 → January 2026

Average departure delay by month

All legs combined

according to the US BTS · June 2025 → January 2026

Cancelled departures by month

All legs combined
The most recent periods8 periods
PeriodCancelled 2025Cancelled 2026Change vs last year
January–0–
February–––
March–––
April–––
May–––
June5––
July0––
August0––
September0––
October0–in progress
November1––
December0––

according to the US BTS · June 2025 → January 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 97.7% 250
  • Cancelled 2.3% 6

Share of all recorded flights in the period, all legs. · Jun 8, 2025 → Jan 3, 2026

On time, leg by leg

  1. ATL–LEX166 73.0%
  2. LEX–ATL87 70.2%

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

Legs flown under this number

2
RoutesDistance (km)Avg delay On timeDepartures
ATL LEX Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport – Blue Grass Airport 489 10.7 min 73.0% 166
LEX ATL Blue Grass Airport – Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport 489 10.5 min 70.2% 87
Monthly figures
PeriodDepartures With departure delay recordedOn time Cancelled
June 2025 26 21 23.8% 5
July 2025 34 34 64.7% 0
August 2025 39 39 84.6% 0
September 2025 41 41 82.9% 0
October 2025 46 46 76.1% 0
November 2025 40 39 84.6% 1
December 2025 29 29 58.6% 0
January 2026 1 1 0.0% 0

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