DL3897Delta Air Lines · SJC → SEA
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Route confirmed Delta Air Lines

DL3897 San JoseSJC · 17:54 SeattleSEA · 20:18

DL3897 by Delta Air Lines flies from San Jose (SJC) to Seattle (SEA) for the Tue, Nov 10 departure.

Right nowAwaiting arrival in Seattle · off blocks 18:40 · 46 min late
20:46

estimated arrival at SEA · local time · past this estimate · waiting on the board

En routeDL3897 · position estimated
SJCSan JoseSEASeattle
Estimated from the boardsarr 20:46

Board estimate · gate and arrival times. Off blocks 18:40 · typical taxi-out at SJC ≈ 7 min.

Typical gate push+50 minmedian posted departure
Wins back in air~22 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

Where the minutes go

last 3 operations · gate push → arrival
0+33+65+98 min
11-10
+46 gate · +28 arrival
11-09
+98 gate
11-08
+50 gate

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
SJCSan JoseOn-time likelySJC delay board →
SEASeattleOn-time likelySEA delay board →
SJC→SEAevery 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
1.0%Chance of cancellation
+8 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Conditions at SJC and SEA 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 San Jose

Forecast

Wed 11 Nov, local date

High24°Clikely 23°C to 26°C
Low11°Clikely 10°C to 12°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 Seattle

Forecast

Wed 11 Nov, local date

High17°Clikely 16°C to 19°C
Low11°Clikely 9°C to 13°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
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other San Jose to Seattle flights today

same route · Delta Air Lines
DL4041departs 07:31
DL3736departs 11:30
DL3789departs 14:37
DL4100departs 19:33

If DL3897 is cancelled, these are the other Delta Air Lines nonstop flights from San Jose to Seattle on the same day, with scheduled departure times in SJC 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 DL3897 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for DL3897 across the SJC and SEA boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Early read: no clear pattern yet. Only 3 completed legs so far: departed +30 min. Not enough to call it.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how DL3897 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
11-10SJC 17:54 18:40 (+46)SEA 20:18 20:46 (+28)
11-09SJC 17:54 19:32 (+98)SEA 20:18
11-08SJC 17:42 18:32 (+50)SEA 20:08
11-07SJC SEA 20:08

Aircraft

Recent tails: N258SY, N302SY.

Board clocks recorded as SJC and SEA published them.

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