DL401Delta Air Lines · DFW → ATL
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DL401 Dallas-Fort WorthDFW · 05:30 AtlantaATL · 08:38

DL401 by Delta Air Lines flies from Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) to Atlanta (ATL) for the Sat, Oct 10 departure.

Right nowLanded in Atlanta · today
08:30

arrived at ATL · 8 min early

⚖ DL401 typically leaves −1 and lands −14. The air wins minutes back.
Typical gate push−1 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−14 minmedian over 9 operations
Wins back in air~13 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
10-10
+3 gate · −8 arrival
10-09
−3 gate · −14 arrival
10-08
−1 gate · −12 arrival
10-07
+7 gate · −14 arrival
10-06
−7 gate · −26 arrival
10-05
+0 gate · −13 arrival
10-04
−9 gate · −28 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 −14 min · 0 cancelled · 9 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
DFWDallas-Fort WorthOn-time likelyDFW delay board →
ATLAtlantaOn-time likelyATL delay board →
DFW→ATLevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
32%Chance of 15+ min delay
0.8%Chance of cancellation
+5 minAvg hub delay right now

Conditions at DFW 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
F
S
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other Dallas-Fort Worth to Atlanta flights today

same route · Delta Air Lines
DL893departs 06:40
DL545departs 08:10
DL839departs 09:59
DL961departs 11:30
DL414departs 13:54
DL921departs 16:20

If DL401 is cancelled, these are the other Delta Air Lines nonstop flights from Dallas-Fort Worth to Atlanta on the same day, with scheduled departure times in DFW local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →

How DL401 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for DL401 across the DFW and ATL boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~11 min early. Based on 9 confirmed landings · 9/9 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 DL401 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
10-10DFW 05:30 05:33 (+3)ATL 08:38 08:30 (−8)
10-09DFW 05:30 05:27 (−3)ATL 08:38 08:24 (−14)
10-08DFW 05:30 05:29 (−1)ATL 08:38 08:26 (−12)
10-07DFW 05:30 05:37 (+7)ATL 08:38 08:24 (−14)
10-06DFW 05:30 05:23 (−7)ATL 08:38 08:12 (−26)
10-05DFW 05:30 (+0)ATL 08:37 08:24 (−13)
10-04DFW 05:30 05:21 (−9)ATL 08:37 08:09 (−28)
10-03DFW 05:30 05:22 (−8)ATL 08:37 08:11 (−26)
10-02DFW ATL 08:37 08:31 (−6)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N360DN, N314DN, N355DN, N330DX.

Board clocks recorded as DFW and ATL published them.

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