DL656

DL656 (Delta Air Lines) is a multi-stop service on 4 routes, busiest Atlanta to San Francisco. Of 483 departures recorded from October 2024 to July 2026, 75.2% 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
January2731▲ 14.8%
February2228▲ 27.3%
March2921▼ 27.6%
April2918▼ 37.9%
May1918▼ 5.3%
June1915▼ 21.1%
July16160.0%
August27––
September29––
October28–in progress
November22––
December31––
Year to date (Jan–Jul)161147▼ 8.7%

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
January80.8%77.4%▼ 4.1%
February63.6%78.6%▲ 23.5%
March85.7%73.7%▼ 14.0%
April71.4%100.0%▲ 40.0%
May68.4%72.2%▲ 5.6%
June66.7%86.7%▲ 30.0%
July68.8%37.5%▼ 45.5%
August74.1%––
September93.1%––
October88.9%–in progress
November77.3%––
December53.3%––
Year-to-date average (Jan–Jul)72.2%75.2%▲ 4.1%

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
January10▼ 100.0%
February00–
March12▲ 100.0%
April10▼ 100.0%
May00–
June10▼ 100.0%
July00–
August0––
September0––
October1–in progress
November0––
December1––
Year to date (Jan–Jul)42▼ 50.0%

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% 475
  • Cancelled 1.7% 8

Share of all recorded flights in the period, all legs. · Oct 13, 2024 → Jul 31, 2026

On time, leg by leg

  1. ATL–SFO446 74.2%
  2. PNS–ATL32 90.6%

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 8 8 87.5% 0
November 2024 10 10 70.0% 0
December 2024 20 20 70.0% 0
January 2025 27 26 80.8% 1
February 2025 22 22 63.6% 0
March 2025 29 28 85.7% 1
April 2025 29 28 71.4% 1
May 2025 19 19 68.4% 0
June 2025 19 18 66.7% 1
July 2025 16 16 68.8% 0
August 2025 27 27 74.1% 0
September 2025 29 29 93.1% 0
October 2025 28 27 88.9% 1
November 2025 22 22 77.3% 0
December 2025 31 30 53.3% 1
January 2026 31 31 77.4% 0
February 2026 28 28 78.6% 0
March 2026 21 19 73.7% 2
April 2026 18 18 100.0% 0
May 2026 18 18 72.2% 0
June 2026 15 15 86.7% 0
July 2026 16 16 37.5% 0

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