DL1961Delta Air Lines · DCA → ATL
updated 3h ago
Route confirmed Delta Air Lines

DL1961 WashingtonDCA · 14:00 AtlantaATL · 15:54

DL1961 by Delta Air Lines flies from Washington (DCA) to Atlanta (ATL) for the Fri, Nov 6 departure.

Right nowExpected · today · as of 10:18
14:00

departs DCA · on schedule

⚖ DL1961 typically leaves +13 and lands −18. The air wins minutes back.

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
11-06
−16 arrival
11-05
+31 gate · −7 arrival
11-04
+48 gate · +33 arrival
11-03
+17 gate · −12 arrival
11-02
+12 gate · −23 arrival
11-01
+10 gate · −22 arrival
10-31
+19 gate · −14 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 −18 min · 0 cancelled · 12 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
DCAWashingtonModerate riskDCA delay board →
ATLAtlantaOn-time likelyATL delay board →
DCA→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
2.4%Chance of cancellation
+3 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Conditions at DCA 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 Washington

Forecast

Sat 7 Nov, local date

High15°Clikely 14°C to 16°C
Low10°Clikely 8°C to 11°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

Sat 7 Nov, local date

High19°Clikely 17°C to 20°C
Low10°Clikely 8°C to 11°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 Washington to Atlanta flights today

same route · Delta Air Lines
DL410departs 06:00
DL2175departs 06:59
DL330departs 06:59
DL824departs 06:59
DL343departs 07:59
DL455departs 09:00

If DL1961 is cancelled, these are the other Delta Air Lines nonstop flights from Washington to Atlanta on the same day, with scheduled departure times in DCA 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 DL1961 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for DL1961 across the DCA and ATL boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~9 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 DL1961 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
11-06DCA 14:00ATL 15:54 15:38 (−16)
11-05DCA 14:00 14:31 (+31)ATL 15:54 15:47 (−7)
11-04DCA 14:00 14:48 (+48)ATL 15:54 16:27 (+33)
11-03DCA 14:00 14:17 (+17)ATL 15:54 15:42 (−12)
11-02DCA 14:00 14:12 (+12)ATL 15:54 15:31 (−23)
11-01DCA 14:00 14:10 (+10)ATL 15:54 15:32 (−22)
10-31DCA 14:00 14:19 (+19)ATL 15:54 15:40 (−14)
10-30DCA 14:00 14:15 (+15)ATL 15:54 15:38 (−16)
10-29DCA 14:00 14:09 (+9)ATL 15:54 15:26 (−28)
10-28DCA 14:00 14:11 (+11)ATL 15:54 15:34 (−20)
10-27DCA 14:00 14:10 (+10)ATL 15:51 15:30 (−21)
10-26DCA 14:00 14:13 (+13)ATL 15:51 15:31 (−20)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N353NW, N334NW, N368NW, N363NW.

Board clocks recorded as DCA and ATL published them.

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