DL2879Delta Air Lines · ATL → ORD
live · 52m ago
Route confirmed Delta Air Lines

DL2879 AtlantaATL · 17:20 ChicagoORD · 18:41

DL2879 by Delta Air Lines flies from Atlanta (ATL) to Chicago (ORD) for the Tue, Sep 8 departure.

Right nowExpected in Chicago · today
18:41

arrival expected at ORD · on schedule

Typical gate push+13 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival+9 minmedian over 4 operations
Wins back in air~4 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

Where the minutes go

last 4 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
09-07
+12 gate · +9 arrival
09-06
+18 gate · −20 arrival
09-05
+13 gate · −7 arrival
09-04
+9 gate · +59 arrival

The bar is how late it left the gate; the ring is where it actually arrived. Board clocks, not estimates.

The route today

live boards
ATLAtlantaOn-time likelyATL delay board →
ORDChicagoOn-time likelyORD delay board →
ATL→ORDevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
39%Chance of 15+ min delay
0.7%Chance of cancellation
+14 minAvg hub delay right now

Conditions at ATL and ORD 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 Atlanta to Chicago flights today

same route · Delta Air Lines
DL1178departs 07:30
DL1147departs 08:22
DL2894departs 11:30
DL1477departs 12:52
DL2738departs 15:28
DL2486departs 19:35

If DL2879 is cancelled, these are the other Delta Air Lines nonstop flights from Atlanta to Chicago on the same day, with scheduled departure times in ATL local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →

How DL2879 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for DL2879 across the ATL and ORD boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~9 min late. Based on 4 confirmed landings · 3/4 within 15 min of schedule.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how DL2879 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
09-07ATL 17:20 17:32 (+12)ORD 18:49 18:58 (+9)
09-06ATL 17:30 17:48 (+18)ORD 18:59 18:39 (−20)
09-05ATL 17:30 17:43 (+13)ORD 18:59 18:52 (−7)
09-04ATL 17:20 17:29 (+9)ORD 18:49 19:48 (+59)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N3751B, N959DZ, N840DN, N381DN.

Board clocks recorded as ATL and ORD published them.

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