DL656 AtlantaATL · 21:49 San FranciscoSFO · 23:56
DL656 by Delta Air Lines flies from Atlanta (ATL) to San Francisco (SFO) for the Sun, Nov 1 departure.
en route from ATL to SFO
board checked 60m ago · checking again in 45s
Board estimate · gate and arrival times. Off blocks 23:17 · typical taxi-out at ATL ≈ 7.2 min. No receiver coverage over open ocean.
Where the minutes go
last 5 operations · gate push → arrivalThe 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 operationmedian arrival +53 min · 0 cancelled · 5 operations tracked
The route today
live boardsWeather lens
Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight
Measured, 90-day sampleConditions at ATL and SFO 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 Atlanta
ForecastTue 3 Nov, local date
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 San Francisco
ForecastTue 3 Nov, local date
- 78% chance of rain
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 departuresEach mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.
Other Atlanta to San Francisco flights today
same route · Delta Air LinesIf DL656 is cancelled, these are the other Delta Air Lines nonstop flights from Atlanta to San Francisco on the same day, with scheduled departure times in ATL 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 DL656 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for DL656 across the ATL and SFO boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~61 min late. Based on 3 confirmed landings · 0/3 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 DL656 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.
How this operation is measured
Board log
scheduled → actual, per operationAircraft
Recent tails: N589NW, N583NW, N584NW.
Board clocks recorded as ATL and SFO published them.
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