DL2966Delta Air Lines · ORF → ATL
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Route confirmed Delta Air Lines

DL2966 NorfolkORF · 05:30 AtlantaATL · 07:22

DL2966 by Delta Air Lines flies from Norfolk (ORF) to Atlanta (ATL) for the Mon, Oct 12 departure.

Right nowLanded in Atlanta · today
06:54

arrived at ATL · 28 min early

⚖ DL2966 typically leaves +11 and lands −23. The air wins minutes back.
Typical gate push+11 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−23 minmedian over 15 operations
Wins back in air~34 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time → Cancellation0 in 15tracked operations · cancellation odds calculator →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
10-12
+8 gate · −28 arrival
10-11
+17 gate · −15 arrival
10-10
+15 gate · −7 arrival
10-09
+11 gate · −25 arrival
10-08
+14 gate · −28 arrival
10-07
+11 gate · +39 arrival
10-06
+8 gate · −23 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 −23 min · 0 cancelled · 15 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
ORFNorfolkOn-time likelyORF delay board →
ATLAtlantaOn-time likelyATL delay board →
ORF→ATLevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
36%Chance of 15+ min delay
2.0%Chance of cancellation
+7 minAvg hub delay right now

Conditions at ORF 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
061422
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T
W
T
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S
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other Norfolk to Atlanta flights today

same route · Delta Air Lines
DL1364departs 06:40
DL1338departs 08:00
DL1336departs 10:52
DL2755departs 13:07
DL2925departs 13:25
DL1101departs 15:13

If DL2966 is cancelled, these are the other Delta Air Lines nonstop flights from Norfolk to Atlanta on the same day, with scheduled departure times in ORF local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →

How DL2966 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for DL2966 across the ORF and ATL boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~12 min early. Based on 13 confirmed landings · 10/13 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 DL2966 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
10-12ORF 05:30 05:38 (+8)ATL 07:22 06:54 (−28)
10-11ORF 05:30 05:47 (+17)ATL 07:22 07:07 (−15)
10-10ORF 06:00 06:15 (+15)ATL 07:50 07:43 (−7)
10-09ORF 05:30 05:41 (+11)ATL 07:22 06:57 (−25)
10-08ORF 05:30 05:44 (+14)ATL 07:22 06:54 (−28)
10-07ORF 05:30 05:41 (+11)ATL 07:22 08:01 (+39)
10-06ORF 05:30 05:38 (+8)ATL 07:22 06:59 (−23)
10-05ORF 05:30 06:24 (+54)ATL 07:10 07:50 (+40)
10-04ORF 05:30 06:18 (+48)ATL 07:13 07:41 (+28)
10-03ORF 06:00 06:02 (+2)ATL 07:52 07:24 (−28)
10-02ORF 05:30 05:45 (+15)ATL 07:10 06:59 (−11)
10-01ORF 05:30 05:44 (+14)ATL 07:13 07:05 (−8)
09-30ORF 05:30 05:38 (+8)ATL 07:13 06:47 (−26)
09-29ORF 05:30 05:33 (+3)ATL 07:13 06:47 (−26)
09-28ORF 05:30 05:40 (+10)ATL 07:13 06:50 (−23)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N689DL, N6710E, N554NW, N6705Y.

Board clocks recorded as ORF and ATL published them.

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