DL1285Delta Air Lines · MDW → ATL
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DL1285 ChicagoMDW · 06:00 AtlantaATL · 08:56

DL1285 by Delta Air Lines flies from Chicago (MDW) to Atlanta (ATL) for the Sat, Nov 14 departure.

Right nowExpected in Atlanta · today
08:37

arrival expected at ATL · 19 min early

⚖ DL1285 typically leaves −8 and lands −20. The air wins minutes back.
Typical gate push−8 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−20 minmedian over 14 operations
Wins back in air~12 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time → Cancellation1 in 15tracked operations · cancellation odds calculator →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
11-14
CANCELLED
11-13
−13 gate · −38 arrival
11-12
−9 gate · −31 arrival
11-11
−8 gate · −26 arrival
11-10
−16 gate · −13 arrival
11-09
−4 gate · −15 arrival
11-08
−8 gate · −37 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 −20 min · 1 cancelled · 15 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
MDWChicagoOn-time likelyMDW delay board →
ATLAtlantaOn-time likelyATL delay board →
MDW→ATLevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
31%Chance of 15+ min delay
0.9%Chance of cancellation
+6 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Conditions at MDW and ATL are near their clear-air norm right now, so this reflects the route's recent baseline rather than a weather penalty. These figures come from both airports' records 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 →

Tomorrow at Chicago

Forecast

Sun 15 Nov, local date

High9°Clikely 8°C to 11°C
Low0°Clikely −2°C to 2°C

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.

Tomorrow at Atlanta

Forecast

Sun 15 Nov, local date

High13°Clikely 11°C to 15°C
Low1°Clikely −1°C to 2°C

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.

When it flies

scheduled departures
061422
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T
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other Chicago to Atlanta flights today

same route · Delta Air Lines
DL1063departs 10:59
DL2417departs 12:49
DL1728departs 16:19

If DL1285 is cancelled, these are the other Delta Air Lines nonstop flights from Chicago to Atlanta on the same day, with scheduled departure times in MDW local time. Most flights that show a delay still operate. Rebooking usually helps only when that delay is very large. Every airline on this route →

How DL1285 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for DL1285 across the MDW and ATL boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~19 min early. Based on 12 confirmed landings · 11/12 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 DL1285 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
11-14CANCELLED
11-13MDW 06:00 05:47 (−13)ATL 08:56 08:18 (−38)
11-12MDW 06:00 05:51 (−9)ATL 08:56 08:25 (−31)
11-11MDW 06:00 05:52 (−8)ATL 08:56 08:30 (−26)
11-10MDW 06:00 05:44 (−16)ATL 08:56 08:43 (−13)
11-09MDW 06:00 05:56 (−4)ATL 08:56 08:41 (−15)
11-08MDW 06:04 05:56 (−8)ATL 08:59 08:22 (−37)
11-07MDW 06:04 05:48 (−16)ATL 08:59 08:39 (−20)
11-06MDW 06:04 05:56 (−8)ATL 08:59 08:29 (−30)
11-05MDW 06:04 05:57 (−7)ATL 08:59 08:38 (−21)
11-04MDW 06:04 06:01 (−3)ATL 08:59 09:41 (+42)
11-03MDW 06:04 06:03 (−1)ATL 08:59 08:43 (−16)
11-02MDW 06:04 05:55 (−9)ATL 08:59 08:29 (−30)
11-01MDW 07:04 07:02 (−2)ATL 08:59 08:39 (−20)
10-31MDW ATL 08:59 08:42 (−17)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N327NB, N329NB, N345NB, N334NB.

Board clocks recorded as MDW and ATL published them.

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