Informational Guide to Delhi Airport - DEL - Non Official

AI281 Air India - Flight Status

Below, you can find details about Air India flight AI281, which currently operates between the airports of Delhi - Delhi Indira Gandhi International Airport (Airport Code DEL) and Colombo - Colombo Bandaranaike International Airport (Airport Code CMB).
This flight data pertains specifically to the flight's details for Saturday, September 13, 2025.

AI281 On Time performance:
87
We have calculated the percentage of flights that arrived within 15 minutes of their scheduled time, or earlier, based on real flight data from the last 3 months. More about punctuality and delays

Flight Status

AI281 Air India to Colombo

Landed - On-time
Flight Status for Saturday September 13, 2025
This flight is also scheduled for Today (September 14, 2025). See it here
This flight is also scheduled for Tomorrow (September 15, 2025). See it here

Airline information

Air India
Air India
Equipment: Airbus A321

Departure

Delhi (DEL)
September 13, 2025
Delhi Indira Gandhi International Airport
Departed at:
12:10
Terminal:
3
Gate:
-
Scheduled Departure Time: 12:15

Arrival

Colombo (CMB)
September 13, 2025
Colombo Bandaranaike International Airport
Arrived at:
15:40
Terminal:
-
Gate:
-
Scheduled Arrival Time: 16:05
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Codeshare Flights

This flight is shared with other airlines, this means that these other flights are the same:

- SQ4943 - Singapore Airlines

Additional Information

Which is the frequency of flight AI281?
The flight AI281 is scheduled to flight on daily basis.

Which is the distance of flight AI281?
The distance between the two airports is 2396 kilometers.

Which is the flight time of flight AI281?
The scheduled flight time gate to gate is: 03:50 hours.
The real flight time gate to gate on average is: 03:37 hours.

Are the departure airport and arrival airport at the same Time Zone?
Yes, both airports are in the same timezone.

Alternative Flights

The following airlines serves the same route between Delhi and Colombo:

Air India
- Flight Number: AI277. (On Time performance: 98 - Average Delay: 1 minutes)

SriLankan Airlines
- Flight Number: UL192. (On Time performance: 82 - Average Delay: 14 minutes)
- Flight Number: UL196. (On Time performance: 97 - Average Delay: 6 minutes)

Punctuality and delays

We have gathered data from recent months and present below an analysis of how timely the flights have been.

In terms of On-Time Performance, by analyzing the flight data from the last three months, spanning from June 09, 2025 to September 08, 2025, we have obtained these figures.
Total number of flights: 92
On Time: 80 ( 87 % )
Moderate Delay: 6 ( 7 % )
Significant Delay: 6 ( 7 % )
Major Delay: 0 ( 0 % )
Canceled: 0 ( 0 % )
Diverted: 0 ( 0 % )

Average Delay: 6 minutes.
Delays analyzed by Weekday: We have gathered available data from last six months, spanning from March 09, 2025 to September 08, 2025. Next, you can observe the results broken down by day of the week: number of flights analyzed, on-time performance per day, and average delay per day.

Delays analyzed by Month: We have gathered available data from last twelve closed months, spanning from September 02, 2024 to August 31, 2025. Next, you can observe the results broken down by month: number of flights analyzed, on-time performance per month, and average delay per month.

Last Past Flights AI281

Date
Departure
Arrival
Duration
Aircraft
Status
Saturday
13 September
12:10
Delhi (DEL)
15:40
Colombo (CMB)
03h 30min
Airbus A321
Airbus A321
Landed - On-time
Friday
12 September
12:17
Delhi (DEL)
15:54
Colombo (CMB)
03h 37min
Airbus A321
Airbus A321
Landed - On-time
Thursday
11 September
12:10
Delhi (DEL)
15:55
Colombo (CMB)
03h 45min
Airbus A321
Airbus A321
Landed - On-time
Wednesday
10 September
14:23
Delhi (DEL)
18:03
Colombo (CMB)
03h 40min
Airbus A321
Airbus A321
Landed - On-time
Tuesday
09 September
12:20
Delhi (DEL)
15:50
Colombo (CMB)
03h 30min
Airbus A321
Airbus A321
Landed - On-time
Monday
08 September
12:08
Delhi (DEL)
15:31
Colombo (CMB)
03h 23min
Airbus A321
Airbus A321
Landed - On-time
Sunday
07 September
12:08
Delhi (DEL)
15:39
Colombo (CMB)
03h 31min
Airbus A321
Airbus A321
Landed - On-time
Saturday
06 September
12:10
Delhi (DEL)
15:45
Colombo (CMB)
03h 35min
Airbus A321
Airbus A321
Landed - On-time
Friday
05 September
12:14
Delhi (DEL)
15:35
Colombo (CMB)
03h 21min
Airbus A321
Airbus A321
Landed - On-time
Thursday
04 September
14:12
Delhi (DEL)
18:08
Colombo (CMB)
03h 56min
Airbus A321
Airbus A321
Landed - Delayed