DL1286: Jackson to Atlanta
Delta Air Lines flight DL1286 flies from Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers (JAN) to Atlanta (ATL), 547 km. Over August 2025 to July 2026 it usually arrives about 5 minutes early: 89% of 501 flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule and 2% were cancelled (US Department of Transportation data).
On-time record, last 12 months
Every operation of DL1286, August 2025 to July 2026: 501 flights. Source: US Bureau of Transportation Statistics, public domain.
Routes flown as DL1286
- Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers (JAN) to Atlanta (ATL)140 flights
- Atlanta (ATL) to Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers (JAN)140 flights
- Cincinnati Northern Kentucky (CVG) to New York (LGA)99 flights
- Pittsburgh (PIT) to Detroit (DTW)62 flights
- Minneapolis (MSP) to Kansas City (MCI)22 flights
- Kansas City (MCI) to Minneapolis (MSP)14 flights
- Detroit (DTW) to Windsor Locks (BDL)12 flights
- Windsor Locks (BDL) to Detroit (DTW)12 flights
Other flights from Jackson to Atlanta
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Questions and answers
- Is DL1286 usually on time?
- 89% of Delta Air Lines flight DL1286's 501 flights from August 2025 to July 2026 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, 11.3 points above the US average of 77.6%. It arrived about 5 minutes early on average.
- How often is DL1286 cancelled or badly delayed?
- 2% of DL1286's scheduled flights were cancelled from August 2025 to July 2026 (10 of 501), and 6% of the flights that operated arrived more than 30 minutes late.
- What route does DL1286 fly?
- DL1286 most often flies from Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers (JAN) to Atlanta (ATL), 547 km (140 flights in the period). The same flight number also flew Atlanta (ATL) to Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers (JAN), Cincinnati Northern Kentucky (CVG) to New York (LGA), Pittsburgh (PIT) to Detroit (DTW).
- Where do these DL1286 figures come from?
- From the US Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) on-time records, which cover every domestic flight by the larger US airlines. The figures cover August 2025 to July 2026 and are updated each month when new BTS data is published, about two months after the month ends. See how TripStow measures punctuality.
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