ATL Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport
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AtlantaHartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport19:04·21°C·#16/327
OPSWATCH WEATHERIFR
+16 min

Atlanta (ATL) airport average departure delay right now

Departures +16 min, arrivals on schedule. This airport's board does not publish cancellations. Weather risk is also high; check the current conditions and forecast below.

Hour by hour
19:00today +16 min minor

Drag. Solid bars are observed. Hatched bars are expected.

Atlanta (ATL) delays today: departures are running +16 min and arrivals on schedule, across 557 flights tracked so far. Source: official airport boards, METAR weather, Pro Flight Search tracking. Updated 4 November 2026 at 20:03 UTC.

Departures444 timed
On time59%260
Delayed41%184
typical now +16 min
Arrivals685 timed
On time62%428
Delayed38%257
typical now on schedule
On the boardDeparturesfull board ↗
18:55DL 1056IND on time
18:55DL 1284IAH on time
18:55DL 727DCA on time
18:55DL 746DEN on time
18:59DL 1170AUS on time
18:59DL 2494ECP on time
19:00 19:01DL 2813CLT +1 min

When this board posts +15, the median flight leaves +34. Posted vs. actual across every hub: the slippage study →

Arrivalsfull board ↗
16:21 18:57DL 2279PHL +156 min
17:05 18:58DL 1173LEX +113 min
18:05 18:56DL 2461DAY +51 min
18:34 18:59DL 1803SDQ +25 min
18:50 18:57DL 3739XNA +7 min
18:55DL 26ICN on time
Running late right now4 of 22 still on the board · 18%
+156
DL 2279 from PHL · arr 18:57
Flights this late at ATL still cancel only 0.5% of the time.
+113
DL 1173 from LEX · arr 18:58
Typical claw-back on this sector is ~25 min.
+51
DL 2461 from DAY · arr 18:56
Typical claw-back on this sector is ~24 min.
+25
DL 1803 from SDQ · arr 18:59
Typical claw-back on this sector is ~27 min.
In the air to ATLlive positions · 3-min feed
2aircraft inbound · next to land DL 2020 from OKC, lands ~19:05
DL 2020OKC
on final · ~19:05
DL 2892CMH
lands ~19:48

Positions as of 19:02 local · updates every 3 min. Tap any flight to watch it on its own page.

Delayed routes todaymedian · min 3 legs
DJT+150m
ROC+147m
SYR+82m
OAJ+51m
MLI+49m
Airlines by median delay todaymedian · min 3 legs
ACAir Canada+33m
Why7 kt SSE winds, Broken at 500 ft. Conditions like these add about 2 pts of delay risk at ATL in our weather × delay record.
Disruption#7 most disrupted airport we track right now →
Weather window Forecast (TAF) ⛈️ low visibility No change in the current TAF window. Made up in the air Network figure ~27 min Network-wide median for delayed flights in our tracked sample.

Tomorrow at Atlanta

Forecast

Thu 5 Nov, local date

High23°Clikely 22°C to 25°C
Low18°Clikely 16°C to 20°C
  • 49% chance of fog
  • 88% chance of rain

Forecast: GateWeather · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.

Last 30 days

Today is the worst day of the last 30. Median day: +11 min departures.

Typical week here
+13
MON
+15
TUE
+12
WED
+14
THU
+18
FRI
+16
SAT
+16
SUN

Last 90 days: lightest on Wednesday (+12 min), heaviest on Friday (+18 min).

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Sample · what you getATL went yellow · departures now +34 min and building · 19:40 local. Weather clears after 03:00. → proflightsearch.com/airport-delays/atlanta-ATL

Atlanta airport delays today

Delays are building at ATL. A typical departure is currently +16 min. Arrivals are on schedule. The calmest upcoming departure hour looks like 00:00 (+7 min expected). The terminal forecast includes Winds SSE-150 at 8kt, Vis greater than 6sm, Broken layer at 500ft, Broken layer at 1500ft.

Nearby gateways: BHM AVL BNA SAV CLT CHS · Global delay board · Nonstop routes from Atlanta

Is Atlanta (ATL) delayed right now?

Delays are building at ATL. Departures +16 min, arrivals on schedule. This airport's board does not publish cancellations. Weather risk is also high; check the current conditions and forecast below.

What is the current weather at Atlanta (ATL)?

Winds SSE-150 at 7kt, Vis 10sm, Temp 21°C, Dew 21°C, Alt 29.92 inHg, Broken layer at 500ft, Broken layer at 1500ft, Broken layer at 20000ft. 21°C. wind 7 kt. visibility >10 km. flight rules IFR.

What is the best day to fly from Atlanta (ATL)?

Over the last 90 days, Wednesday averaged the lightest departure delays (+12 min). Friday ran heaviest (+18 min).

How often are flights delayed at ATL today?

We tracked 557 flights today: departures +16 min, arrivals on schedule.

What is the TAF forecast for ATL?

The next TAF period (IFR) forecasts: Winds SSE-150 at 8kt, Vis greater than 6sm, Broken layer at 500ft, Broken layer at 1500ft.

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How we measure this →
Technical · METAR, flight rules & indexes
IFRRight now instrument (IFR), but the forecast (TAF) below reaches low-instrument conditions ahead: bigger delays and diversions become likely.
Wind150° 7 kt
Visibility>10 km
Ceiling500 ft
Temp / dew21 / 21 °C
Pressure1013 hPa
KATL 042352Z 15007KT 10SM BKN005 BKN015 BKN200 21/21 A2992 RMK AO2 SLP124 60011 T02060206 10217 20200 51004 $
19:00 to 23:00IFRWinds SSE-150 at 8kt, Vis greater than 6sm, Broken layer at 500ft, Broken layer at 1500ft
21:00 to 23:00IFRWinds S-170 at 14kt, Vis 2sm, Light Thunderstorm Rain, Broken layer at 500ft (Cumulonimbus)
23:00 to 03:00IFRWinds Variable at 3kt, Vis 5sm, Mist, Overcast layer at 500ft
03:00 to 10:00IFRWinds S-190 at 3kt, Vis 3sm, Light Drizzle, Mist, Overcast layer at 500ft
Dep index
1.1/5Arr index
0.4/5
METAR 18:52 local · 13m ago · delay window 15:03 local · How these are computed → methodology