DL981Delta Air Lines · ATL → BOG
updated 4h ago
Route confirmed Delta Air Lines

DL981 AtlantaATL · 14:50 BogotaBOG · 19:30

DL981 by Delta Air Lines flies from Atlanta (ATL) to Bogota (BOG) for the Wed, Nov 4 departure.

Right nowAwaiting arrival in Bogota · off blocks 15:04 · 14 min late
19:25

estimated arrival at BOG · local time · past this estimate · waiting on the board

En routeDL981 · position estimated
ATLAtlantaBOGBogota
Estimated from the boardsarr 19:25

Board estimate · gate and arrival times. Off blocks 15:04 · typical taxi-out at ATL ≈ 7.2 min. No receiver coverage over open ocean.

⚖ DL981 typically leaves +17 and lands −11. The air wins minutes back.
Typical gate push+17 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−11 minmedian over 12 operations
Wins back in air~28 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time → Cancellation0 in 12tracked operations · cancellation odds calculator →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+43+86+129 min
11-05
+14 gate · −5 arrival
11-04
+14 gate · −5 arrival
11-03
+14 gate · −11 arrival
11-02
+17 gate · −10 arrival
11-01
+43 gate · +33 arrival
10-31
+129 gate · −13 arrival
10-30
+54 gate · −12 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 −11 min · 0 cancelled · 12 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
ATLAtlantaModerate riskATL delay board →
BOGBogotaOn-time likelyBOG delay board →
ATL→BOGevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now

Measured, 90-day sample
30%Chance of 15+ min delay
2.5%Chance of cancellation
+8 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Driven mainly by ATL (Atlanta), currently flying IFR (instrument). 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

Forecast

Fri 6 Nov, local date

High23°Clikely 21°C to 26°C
Low15°Clikely 12°C to 17°C
  • 27% chance of fog

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 Bogota

Forecast

Fri 6 Nov, local date

High19°Clikely 17°C to 20°C
Low9°Clikely 8°C to 11°C
  • 83% 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 departures
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other Atlanta to Bogota flights today

same route · Delta Air Lines
DL982departs 10:41

If DL981 is cancelled, this is the other Delta Air Lines nonstop flight from Atlanta to Bogota 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 DL981 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for DL981 across the ATL and BOG boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~14 min early. Based on 9 confirmed landings · 7/9 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 DL981 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
11-05ATL 14:50 15:04 (+14)BOG 19:30 19:25 (−5)
11-04ATL 14:50 15:04 (+14)BOG 19:30 19:25 (−5)
11-03ATL 14:50 15:04 (+14)BOG 19:30 19:19 (−11)
11-02ATL 14:50 15:07 (+17)BOG 19:30 19:20 (−10)
11-01ATL 14:50 15:33 (+43)BOG 19:30 20:03 (+33)
10-31ATL 15:45 17:54 (+129)BOG 19:30 19:17 (−13)
10-30ATL 15:45 16:39 (+54)BOG 19:30 19:18 (−12)
10-29ATL 15:45 16:01 (+16)BOG 19:30 19:18 (−12)
10-28ATL 15:45 15:59 (+14)BOG 19:30 19:23 (−7)
10-27ATL 15:45 16:03 (+18)BOG 19:30 18:56 (−34)
10-26ATL 15:45 16:02 (+17)BOG 19:30 19:18 (−12)
10-25ATL 15:45 15:55 (+10)BOG 19:30 19:11 (−19)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N198DN, N177DZ, N192DN, N191DN.

Board clocks recorded as ATL and BOG published them.

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