More than 17% of Delat Airlines flights arrived late between December 1, 2010 and November 30, 2011, according to data from the U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS). So this reinforces the importance of checking the Delta Airlines flight status when booking your flight or before heading to the airport.
Delta Airlines had a total of 735,865 flights during this time period. BTS tracks the flight status of airlines in depth, so let’s take a look at the flight status of late arriving flights for Delta Airlines more closely:
- Total flights arriving late: 128,099
- Average departure delay: 46.59 minutes
- Average taxi-out time: 26.69 minutes
- Average scheduled departure to take-off: 73.28 minutes
- Average arrival delay: 55.74 minutes
- Average airborne time: 127.87 minutes
- Average taxi-in minutes: 10.32 minutes
Causes behind those Delta Airlines flight status delays vary. Do you think weather has the biggest impact? Think again. BTS identifies the causes for delays at the destination as follows (average in minutes):
- Carrier: 18.24 minutes
- Weather: 2.60 minutes
- National Aviation System: 15.37 minutes
- Security: .02 minutes
- Late aircraft arrival: 17.50 minutes
To be sure, most flights depart on time. In fact, the average departure delay of all flights during this time period was only 7.60 minutes. The other reason it’s important to check Delta Airlines flight status is because cancelled flights are another reality. There were 12,949 flights cancelled during this time — about 1.76% of all flights.
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Want to know more about an Delta Airlines flight status? This flight status search tool gives you the option of searching by flight, airport and route. Check the flight status of your departure airport and even your arrival city to determine if weather or other conditions may present a possible delay. Road warriors tend to also know which city their flight may have previously originated — a smart way to check if flight status issues will impact the departure time of their Delta Airlines flight status.
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Before you book that next Delta Airlines flight, this tool allows you an opportunity to check if a particular flight has a favorable on-time rating. Simply enter the departure and arrival airports, or enter a specific flight and its time of day.
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