DL838

DL838 (Delta Air Lines) is a multi-stop service on 2 routes, busiest Atlanta to West Palm Beach. Of 1,312 departures recorded from October 2024 to July 2026, 73.5% 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
January6261▼ 1.6%
February56560.0%
March62620.0%
April60600.0%
May62620.0%
June60600.0%
July62620.0%
August62––
September60––
October62–in progress
November60––
December59––
Year to date (Jan–Jul)424423▼ 0.2%

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
January62.3%86.7%▲ 39.1%
February76.8%83.9%▲ 9.3%
March56.7%78.6%▲ 38.6%
April81.0%68.3%▼ 15.7%
May58.1%80.7%▲ 38.9%
June58.3%74.6%▲ 27.9%
July73.8%58.1%▼ 21.3%
August75.8%––
September80.0%––
October83.9%–in progress
November78.0%––
December71.9%––
Year-to-date average (Jan–Jul)66.7%75.8%▲ 13.7%

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
January110.0%
February00–
March26▲ 200.0%
April20▼ 100.0%
May00–
June01–
July10▼ 100.0%
August0––
September0––
October0–in progress
November1––
December2––
Year to date (Jan–Jul)68▲ 33.3%

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 98.7% 1,295
  • Cancelled 1.3% 17

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

On time, leg by leg

  1. ATL–DJT658 78.3%
  2. DJT–ATL654 68.6%

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 90.0% 0
November 2024 60 60 75.0% 0
December 2024 62 62 72.6% 0
January 2025 62 61 62.3% 1
February 2025 56 56 76.8% 0
March 2025 62 60 56.7% 2
April 2025 60 58 81.0% 2
May 2025 62 62 58.1% 0
June 2025 60 60 58.3% 0
July 2025 62 61 73.8% 1
August 2025 62 62 75.8% 0
September 2025 60 60 80.0% 0
October 2025 62 62 83.9% 0
November 2025 60 59 78.0% 1
December 2025 59 57 71.9% 2
January 2026 61 60 86.7% 1
February 2026 56 56 83.9% 0
March 2026 62 56 78.6% 6
April 2026 60 60 68.3% 0
May 2026 62 62 80.7% 0
June 2026 60 59 74.6% 1
July 2026 62 62 58.1% 0

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