DL2026Delta Air Lines · RDU → ATL
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Route confirmed Delta Air Lines

DL2026 Raleigh/DurhamRDU · 15:35 AtlantaATL · 16:59

DL2026 by Delta Air Lines flies from Raleigh/Durham (RDU) to Atlanta (ATL) for the Fri, Sep 4 departure.

Right nowEn route to Atlanta · off blocks 15:46 · 11 min late
En route

en route from RDU to ATL

En routeDL2026 · position estimated
RDURaleigh/DurhamATLAtlanta
Estimated from the boards

Board estimate · gate and arrival times. Off blocks 15:46.

⚖ DL2026 typically leaves +11 and lands −16. The air wins minutes back.

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
09-05
+11 gate · −18 arrival
09-04
+11 gate · −18 arrival
09-03
+64 gate · +33 arrival
09-02
+14 gate · −12 arrival
09-01
+2 gate · −30 arrival
08-31
+7 gate · −24 arrival
08-30
+13 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 −16 min · 0 cancelled · 14 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
RDURaleigh/DurhamModerate riskRDU delay board →
ATLAtlantaOn-time likelyATL delay board →
RDU→ATLevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
38%Chance of 15+ min delay
1.9%Chance of cancellation
+7 minAvg hub delay right now

Conditions at RDU 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 Raleigh/Durham to Atlanta flights today

same route · Delta Air Lines
DL1552departs 05:10
DL1192departs 06:15
DL2478departs 07:30
DL1530departs 08:55
DL2634departs 10:07
DL1699departs 11:21

If DL2026 is cancelled, these are the other Delta Air Lines nonstop flights from Raleigh/Durham to Atlanta on the same day, with scheduled departure times in RDU local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →

How DL2026 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for DL2026 across the RDU and ATL boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~15 min early. Based on 14 confirmed landings · 12/14 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 DL2026 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
09-05RDU 15:35 15:46 (+11)ATL 16:59 16:41 (−18)
09-04RDU 15:35 15:46 (+11)ATL 16:59 16:41 (−18)
09-03RDU 15:35 16:39 (+64)ATL 16:59 17:32 (+33)
09-02RDU 15:35 15:49 (+14)ATL 16:59 16:47 (−12)
09-01RDU 15:35 15:37 (+2)ATL 16:59 16:29 (−30)
08-31RDU 15:35 15:42 (+7)ATL 16:59 16:35 (−24)
08-30RDU 15:35 15:48 (+13)ATL 16:59 16:45 (−14)
08-29RDU 15:50 15:53 (+3)ATL 17:16 16:51 (−25)
08-28RDU 15:35 16:05 (+30)ATL 16:59 17:05 (+6)
08-27RDU 15:35 16:46 (+71)ATL 16:59 17:45 (+46)
08-26RDU 15:35 15:45 (+10)ATL 16:59 16:40 (−19)
08-24RDU 15:35 15:43 (+8)ATL 16:59 16:39 (−20)
08-23RDU 15:35 16:01 (+26)ATL 16:59 16:58 (−1)
08-22RDU 15:50 15:59 (+9)ATL 17:16 17:00 (−16)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N302DN, N323DN, N315DN, N831DN.

Board clocks recorded as RDU and ATL published them.

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