DL278Delta Air Lines · ATL → NAP
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Route confirmed Delta Air Lines

DL278 AtlantaATL · 15:25 NapoliNAP · 07:05

DL278 by Delta Air Lines flies from Atlanta (ATL) to Napoli (NAP).

Right nowNext departure tomorrow Operates Tue Thu Sat Sun
15:25

scheduled from ATL

⚖ DL278 typically leaves +11 and lands −21. The air wins minutes back.
Typical gate push+11 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−21 minmedian over 8 operations
Wins back in air~32 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
09-11
+0 gate
09-10
+0 gate · −40 arrival
09-08
+6 gate · −21 arrival
09-06
+15 gate · −28 arrival
09-05
+16 gate · +7 arrival
09-03
+13 gate · −10 arrival
09-01
+11 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 −21 min · 0 cancelled · 9 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
ATLAtlantaModerate riskATL delay board →
NAPNapoliOn-time likelyNAP delay board →
ATL→NAPevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now

Measured, 90-day sample
43%Chance of 15+ min delay
1.2%Chance of cancellation
+13 minAvg hub delay right now

Driven mainly by NAP (Napoli), currently flying VFR (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.

How DL278 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for DL278 across the ATL and NAP boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually departs ~11 min late. Based on 9 confirmed departures · 8/9 within 15 min of schedule.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how DL278 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
09-11ATL 15:25 (+0)NAP
09-10ATL 15:25 (+0)NAP 07:05 06:25 (−40)
09-08ATL 15:25 15:31 (+6)NAP 07:05 06:44 (−21)
09-06ATL 15:25 15:40 (+15)NAP 07:05 06:37 (−28)
09-05ATL 15:25 15:41 (+16)NAP 07:05 07:12 (+7)
09-03ATL 15:25 15:38 (+13)NAP 07:05 06:55 (−10)
09-01ATL 15:25 15:36 (+11)NAP 07:05 06:45 (−20)
08-30ATL 15:25 15:39 (+14)NAP 07:05 06:39 (−26)
08-29ATL 15:25 15:29 (+4)NAP 07:05 06:12 (−53)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N859NW, N853NW, N858NW, N860NW.

Board clocks recorded as ATL and NAP published them.

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