DL797Delta Air Lines · SEA → ATL
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Route confirmed Delta Air Lines

DL797 SeattleSEA · 08:59 AtlantaATL · 16:50

DL797 by Delta Air Lines flies from Seattle (SEA) to Atlanta (ATL).

Right nowNext departure today Operates daily
20:46

scheduled from SEA

Typical arrival−21 minmedian over 7 operations

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+37+75+112 min
09-14
−24 arrival
09-07
−24 arrival
09-06
−21 arrival
09-05
+90 arrival
09-04
+112 arrival
09-03
−23 arrival
09-02
−16 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 −21 min · 0 cancelled · 7 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
SEASeattleOn-time likelySEA delay board →
ATLAtlantaOn-time likelyATL delay board →
SEA→ATLevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
34%Chance of 15+ min delay
1.1%Chance of cancellation
+2 minAvg hub delay right now

Conditions at SEA 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 Seattle to Atlanta flights today

same route · Delta Air Lines
DL569departs 06:00
DL562departs 07:16
DL506departs 07:59
DL560departs 08:59
DL9972departs 09:30
DL554departs 11:35

If DL797 is cancelled, these are the other Delta Air Lines nonstop flights from Seattle to Atlanta on the same day, with scheduled departure times in SEA local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →

How DL797 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for DL797 across the SEA and ATL boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~18 min early. Based on 7 confirmed landings · 5/7 within 15 min of schedule.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how DL797 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
09-14SEA 08:59ATL 16:50 16:26 (−24)
09-07SEA 08:59ATL 16:50 16:26 (−24)
09-06SEA 08:59ATL 16:50 16:29 (−21)
09-05SEA 09:10ATL 17:01 18:31 (+90)
09-04SEA 09:10ATL 17:01 18:53 (+112)
09-03SEA 09:10ATL 17:01 16:38 (−23)
09-02SEA 09:10ATL 17:01 16:45 (−16)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N590NW, N581NW, N583NW, N596NW.

Board clocks recorded as SEA and ATL published them.

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