DL1221Delta Air Lines · MKE → ATL
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Route confirmed Delta Air Lines

DL1221 MilwaukeeMKE · 05:30 AtlantaATL · 08:33

DL1221 by Delta Air Lines flies from Milwaukee (MKE) to Atlanta (ATL).

Right nowNext departure tomorrow Operates daily
05:30

scheduled from MKE

⚖ DL1221 typically leaves +5 and lands −23. The air wins minutes back.

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
09-17
+11 gate · −20 arrival
09-16
+3 gate · −6 arrival
09-15
+7 gate · −26 arrival
09-14
+11 gate · −25 arrival
09-13
+5 gate · −29 arrival
09-12
+1 gate · −17 arrival
09-11
+5 gate · −20 arrival

The bar is how late it left the gate; the ring is where it actually arrived. Board clocks, not estimates.

The last 30 days

arrival outcome per operation

median arrival −23 min · 0 cancelled · 14 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
MKEMilwaukeeModerate riskMKE delay board →
ATLAtlantaOn-time likelyATL delay board →
MKE→ATLevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
39%Chance of 15+ min delay
1.3%Chance of cancellation
+11 minAvg hub delay right now

Conditions at MKE and ATL are near their clear-air norm right now, so this reflects the route's recent baseline rather than a weather penalty. For this route and airline, under conditions like today's, over the last 90 days.

Pro Flight Search tracking, 90 days · the weather × delay correlation study → · live weather risk by airport →

When it flies

scheduled departures
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other Milwaukee to Atlanta flights today

same route · Delta Air Lines
DL1236departs 07:03
DL2999departs 10:11
DL1151departs 12:45
DL1246departs 14:55
DL2152departs 16:46
DL1206departs 17:19

If DL1221 is cancelled, these are the other Delta Air Lines nonstop flights from Milwaukee to Atlanta on the same day, with scheduled departure times in MKE local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →

How DL1221 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for DL1221 across the MKE and ATL boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~20 min early. Based on 14 confirmed landings · 13/14 within 15 min of schedule. Pushes back late but makes up time in the air.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how DL1221 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.

Technical record

How this operation is measured

board clocksaircraft

Board log

scheduled → actual, per operation
09-17MKE 05:30 05:41 (+11)ATL 08:33 08:13 (−20)
09-16MKE 05:30 05:33 (+3)ATL 08:33 08:27 (−6)
09-15MKE 05:30 05:37 (+7)ATL 08:33 08:07 (−26)
09-14MKE 05:30 05:41 (+11)ATL 08:33 08:08 (−25)
09-13MKE 05:30 05:35 (+5)ATL 08:33 08:04 (−29)
09-12MKE 05:30 05:31 (+1)ATL 08:33 08:16 (−17)
09-11MKE 05:30 05:35 (+5)ATL 08:33 08:13 (−20)
09-10MKE 05:30 05:33 (+3)ATL 08:33 08:18 (−15)
09-09MKE 05:30 07:10 (+100)ATL 08:33 09:41 (+68)
09-08MKE 05:30 05:35 (+5)ATL 08:33 08:07 (−26)
09-07MKE 05:34 05:45 (+11)ATL 08:34 08:11 (−23)
09-06MKE 05:34 05:38 (+4)ATL 08:34 08:11 (−23)
09-05MKE 06:00 06:03 (+3)ATL 09:00 08:33 (−27)
09-04MKE 05:34 05:42 (+8)ATL 08:34 08:10 (−24)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N900DU, N833DN, N915DU, N870DN.

Board clocks recorded as MKE and ATL published them.

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