DL729Delta Air Lines · SAN → ATL
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DL729 San DiegoSAN · 06:20 AtlantaATL · 13:49

DL729 by Delta Air Lines flies from San Diego (SAN) to Atlanta (ATL) for the Tue, Sep 8 departure.

Right nowOn Time · gate 46
06:20

departs SAN · on schedule

Typical gate push+0 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−29 minmedian over 6 operations
Wins back in air~29 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

Where the minutes go

last 6 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
09-07
+0 gate · −35 arrival
09-06
+0 gate · −35 arrival
09-05
+0 gate · −29 arrival
09-04
+0 gate · −32 arrival
09-03
+0 gate · −5 arrival
09-02
+15 gate · −17 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 −29 min · 0 cancelled · 6 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
SANSan DiegoModerate riskSAN delay board →
ATLAtlantaOn-time likelyATL delay board →
SAN→ATLevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
49%Chance of 15+ min delay
0.8%Chance of cancellation
+17 minAvg hub delay right now

Conditions at SAN 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 San Diego to Atlanta flights today

same route · Delta Air Lines
DL1179departs 08:00
DL725departs 10:37
DL712departs 12:32
DL540departs 14:00
DL828departs 21:30
DL1724departs 22:25

If DL729 is cancelled, these are the other Delta Air Lines nonstop flights from San Diego to Atlanta on the same day, with scheduled departure times in SAN local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →

How DL729 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for DL729 across the SAN and ATL boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~26 min early. Based on 6 confirmed landings · 6/6 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 DL729 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
09-07SAN 06:15 (+0)ATL 13:49 13:14 (−35)
09-06SAN 06:15 (+0)ATL 13:49 13:14 (−35)
09-05SAN 06:15 (+0)ATL 13:49 13:20 (−29)
09-04SAN 06:15 (+0)ATL 13:49 13:17 (−32)
09-03SAN 06:15 (+0)ATL 13:49 13:44 (−5)
09-02SAN 06:15 06:30 (+15)ATL 13:49 13:32 (−17)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N367DN, N377DN, N117DX, N376DN.

Board clocks recorded as SAN and ATL published them.

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