DL1261Delta Air Lines · MIA → ATL
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Route confirmed Delta Air Lines

DL1261 MiamiMIA · 08:25 AtlantaATL · 10:20

DL1261 by Delta Air Lines flies from Miami (MIA) to Atlanta (ATL) for the Thu, Sep 24 departure.

Right nowOn Time · gate H3
08:25

departs MIA · on schedule

Typical gate push+11 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−7 minmedian over 6 operations
Wins back in air~18 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

Where the minutes go

last 6 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
09-24
−18 arrival
09-23
+11 gate · −18 arrival
09-22
+10 gate · −16 arrival
09-21
+12 gate · +23 arrival
09-20
+23 gate · −7 arrival
09-19
+10 gate · +21 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 −7 min · 0 cancelled · 6 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
MIAMiamiModerate riskMIA delay board →
ATLAtlantaOn-time likelyATL delay board →
MIA→ATLevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now

Measured, 90-day sample
34%Chance of 15+ min delay
2.8%Chance of cancellation
+4 minAvg hub delay right now

Driven mainly by ATL (Atlanta), currently flying MVFR (marginal visual). 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 Miami to Atlanta flights today

same route · Delta Air Lines
DL1831departs 02:30
DL1249departs 06:00
DL1211departs 07:18
DL2836departs 10:30
DL1473departs 11:28
DL1510departs 12:03

If DL1261 is cancelled, these are the other Delta Air Lines nonstop flights from Miami to Atlanta on the same day, with scheduled departure times in MIA local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →

How DL1261 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for DL1261 across the MIA and ATL boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands on time. Based on 6 confirmed landings · 4/6 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 DL1261 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
09-24MIA 08:25ATL 10:20 10:02 (−18)
09-23MIA 08:25 08:36 (+11)ATL 10:20 10:02 (−18)
09-22MIA 08:25 08:35 (+10)ATL 10:20 10:04 (−16)
09-21MIA 08:25 08:37 (+12)ATL 10:20 10:43 (+23)
09-20MIA 08:25 08:48 (+23)ATL 10:20 10:13 (−7)
09-19MIA 08:25 08:35 (+10)ATL 10:20 10:41 (+21)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N6705Y, N557NW, N368DN, N687DL.

Board clocks recorded as MIA and ATL published them.

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