DL516Delta Air Lines · DAL → ATL
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Route confirmed Delta Air Lines

DL516 DallasDAL · 06:00 AtlantaATL · 09:12

DL516 by Delta Air Lines flies from Dallas (DAL) to Atlanta (ATL).

Right nowNext departure tomorrow Operates daily
06:00

scheduled from DAL

⚖ DL516 typically leaves +8 and lands −26. The air wins minutes back.

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
08-20
+0 gate · −31 arrival
08-19
+2 gate · −32 arrival
08-18
+8 gate · −28 arrival
08-17
+13 gate · −21 arrival
08-16
+6 gate · −25 arrival
08-15
+0 gate · −26 arrival
08-14
+16 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 −26 min · 0 cancelled · 14 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
DALDallasModerate riskDAL delay board →
ATLAtlantaOn-time likelyATL delay board →
DAL→ATLevery 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
0.7%Chance of cancellation
+8 minAvg hub delay right now

Conditions at DAL 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 Dallas to Atlanta flights today

same route · Delta Air Lines
DL441departs 09:57
DL1115departs 10:30

If DL516 is cancelled, these are the other Delta Air Lines nonstop flights from Dallas to Atlanta on the same day, with scheduled departure times in DAL local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →

How DL516 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for DL516 across the DAL and ATL boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~23 min early. Based on 14 confirmed landings · 13/14 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 DL516 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
08-20DAL 06:00 (+0)ATL 09:12 08:41 (−31)
08-19DAL 06:00 06:02 (+2)ATL 09:12 08:40 (−32)
08-18DAL 06:00 06:08 (+8)ATL 09:12 08:44 (−28)
08-17DAL 06:00 06:13 (+13)ATL 09:12 08:51 (−21)
08-16DAL 06:00 06:06 (+6)ATL 09:12 08:47 (−25)
08-15DAL 06:07 (+0)ATL 09:12 08:46 (−26)
08-14DAL 06:00 06:16 (+16)ATL 09:12 08:53 (−19)
08-13DAL 06:00 09:01 (+181)ATL 09:12 11:39 (+147)
08-12DAL 06:00 06:08 (+8)ATL 09:12 08:46 (−26)
08-11DAL 06:00 06:01 (+1)ATL 09:12 08:41 (−31)
08-10DAL 06:00 06:12 (+12)ATL 09:12 08:47 (−25)
08-09DAL 06:00 05:57 (−3)ATL 09:12 08:32 (−40)
08-08DAL 06:07 06:31 (+24)ATL 09:12 09:07 (−5)
08-07DAL 06:00 06:06 (+6)ATL 09:12 08:44 (−28)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N991AT, N949AT, N996AT, N950AT.

Board clocks recorded as DAL and ATL published them.

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