DL455Delta Air Lines · DCA → ATL
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Route confirmed Delta Air Lines

DL455 WashingtonDCA · 09:00 AtlantaATL · 10:50

DL455 by Delta Air Lines flies from Washington (DCA) to Atlanta (ATL).

Right nowNext departure today Operates daily
09:00

scheduled from DCA

⚖ DL455 typically leaves +17 and lands −13. The air wins minutes back.

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+53+105+158 min
09-22
+5 gate · −31 arrival
09-21
+17 gate · −13 arrival
09-20
+16 gate · −19 arrival
09-19
+24 gate · −9 arrival
09-18
+158 gate · +121 arrival
09-17
+112 gate · +79 arrival
09-16
+14 gate · −19 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 −13 min · 0 cancelled · 15 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
DCAWashingtonModerate riskDCA delay board →
ATLAtlantaOn-time likelyATL delay board →
DCA→ATLevery 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
2.3%Chance of cancellation
+12 minAvg hub delay right now

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

Other Washington to Atlanta flights today

same route · Delta Air Lines
DL410departs 06:00
DL330departs 06:59
DL824departs 06:59
DL343departs 08:00
DL926departs 10:14
DL380departs 12:26

If DL455 is cancelled, these are the other Delta Air Lines nonstop flights from Washington to Atlanta on the same day, with scheduled departure times in DCA local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →

How DL455 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for DL455 across the DCA and ATL boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~9 min early. Based on 14 confirmed landings · 12/14 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 DL455 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
09-22DCA 09:00 09:05 (+5)ATL 10:50 10:19 (−31)
09-21DCA 09:00 09:17 (+17)ATL 10:50 10:37 (−13)
09-20DCA 09:00 09:16 (+16)ATL 10:50 10:31 (−19)
09-19DCA 09:00 09:24 (+24)ATL 10:50 10:41 (−9)
09-18DCA 09:00 11:38 (+158)ATL 10:50 12:51 (+121)
09-17DCA 09:00 10:52 (+112)ATL 10:50 12:09 (+79)
09-16DCA 09:00 09:14 (+14)ATL 10:50 10:31 (−19)
09-15DCA 09:00 09:05 (+5)ATL 10:50 10:19 (−31)
09-14DCA 09:00 09:27 (+27)ATL 10:50 (+0)
09-13DCA 09:00 09:26 (+26)ATL 10:50 10:41 (−9)
09-12DCA 09:00 09:30 (+30)ATL 10:50 (+0)
09-11DCA 09:00 09:24 (+24)ATL 10:50 10:38 (−12)
09-10DCA 09:00 09:17 (+17)ATL 10:50 10:37 (−13)
09-09DCA 09:00 09:17 (+17)ATL 10:50 10:34 (−16)
09-08DCA 09:00 09:14 (+14)ATL 10:50 10:29 (−21)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N364NW, N365NW, N375NC, N354NW.

Board clocks recorded as DCA and ATL published them.

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