DL678Delta Air Lines · ATL → MSY
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Route confirmed Delta Air Lines

DL678 AtlantaATL · 17:55 New OrleansMSY · 18:28

DL678 by Delta Air Lines flies from Atlanta (ATL) to New Orleans (MSY).

Right nowNext departure today Operates daily
17:55

scheduled from ATL

⚖ DL678 typically leaves +12 and lands −16. The air wins minutes back.
Typical gate push+12 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−16 minmedian over 8 operations
Wins back in air~28 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
09-16
+5 gate · −21 arrival
09-15
+2 gate · −25 arrival
09-14
+10 gate · −19 arrival
09-12
+12 gate · −16 arrival
09-11
+21 gate · −6 arrival
09-10
+13 gate · −11 arrival
09-09
+5 gate · −21 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 −16 min · 0 cancelled · 8 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
ATLAtlantaHigh riskATL delay board →
MSYNew OrleansHigh riskMSY delay board →
ATL→MSYevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now

Measured, 90-day sample
40%Chance of 15+ min delay
1.3%Chance of cancellation
+8 minAvg hub delay right now

Driven mainly by ATL (Atlanta), currently flying MVFR (marginal visual). 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 Atlanta to New Orleans flights today

same route · Delta Air Lines
DL3128departs 07:25
DL2005departs 08:25
DL1424departs 08:55
DL2542departs 11:10
DL3157departs 13:50
DL3146departs 15:29

If DL678 is cancelled, these are the other Delta Air Lines nonstop flights from Atlanta to New Orleans on the same day, with scheduled departure times in ATL local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →

How DL678 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for DL678 across the ATL and MSY boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~12 min early. Based on 8 confirmed landings · 7/8 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 DL678 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
09-16ATL 17:55 18:00 (+5)MSY 18:28 18:07 (−21)
09-15ATL 17:55 17:57 (+2)MSY 18:28 18:03 (−25)
09-14ATL 17:45 17:55 (+10)MSY 18:18 17:59 (−19)
09-12ATL 17:55 18:07 (+12)MSY 18:28 18:12 (−16)
09-11ATL 17:55 18:16 (+21)MSY 18:28 18:22 (−6)
09-10ATL 17:55 18:08 (+13)MSY 18:28 18:17 (−11)
09-09ATL 17:55 18:00 (+5)MSY 18:28 18:07 (−21)
09-08ATL 17:55 19:42 (+107)MSY 18:28 19:51 (+83)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N957DZ, N866DN, N960DZ, N963DZ.

Board clocks recorded as ATL and MSY published them.

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