DL997Delta Air Lines · ATL → LGA
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Route confirmed Delta Air Lines

DL997 AtlantaATL · 17:00 New YorkLGA · 19:09

DL997 by Delta Air Lines flies from Atlanta (ATL) to New York (LGA) for the Sun, Sep 13 departure.

Right nowIn the air to New York
19:05

estimated arrival at LGA · local time · ~95 min from now

LivePosition · updated 4m ago
ATL761 mi · ~95 min leftLGA
1,000 ftAltitudecruising
130 mphSpeed113 kt
270°Direction

Live position · flown path, last 2 min

⚖ DL997 typically leaves +19 and lands −4. The air wins minutes back.

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
09-12
+20 gate · +0 arrival
09-11
+70 gate · +52 arrival
09-10
+39 gate · +33 arrival
09-09
+8 gate · −7 arrival
09-08
+10 gate · +2 arrival
09-07
+29 gate · +5 arrival
09-06
−4 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 −4 min · 0 cancelled · 14 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
ATLAtlantaOn-time likelyATL delay board →
LGANew YorkOn-time likelyLGA delay board →
ATL→LGAevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now

Measured, 90-day sample
41%Chance of 15+ min delay
8.0%Chance of cancellation
+20 minAvg hub delay right now

Driven mainly by LGA (New York), currently flying IFR (instrument). 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
061422
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T
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T
F
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other Atlanta to New York flights today

same route · Delta Air Lines
DL404departs 06:00
DL323departs 07:30
DL513departs 08:30
DL557departs 09:30
DL371departs 10:30
DL5556departs 10:30

If DL997 is cancelled, these are the other Delta Air Lines nonstop flights from Atlanta to New York 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 DL997 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for DL997 across the ATL and LGA boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands on time. Based on 13 confirmed landings · 10/13 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 DL997 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
09-12ATL 17:30 17:50 (+20)LGA 19:40 (+0)
09-11ATL 17:00 18:10 (+70)LGA 19:09 20:01 (+52)
09-10ATL 17:00 17:39 (+39)LGA 19:09 19:42 (+33)
09-09ATL 17:00 17:08 (+8)LGA 19:09 19:02 (−7)
09-08ATL 17:00 17:10 (+10)LGA 19:09 19:11 (+2)
09-07ATL 17:00 17:29 (+29)LGA 19:20 19:25 (+5)
09-06ATL LGA 19:20 19:16 (−4)
09-05ATL LGA 19:27 19:01 (−26)
09-04ATL LGA 19:20 19:09 (−11)
09-03ATL LGA 19:20 19:12 (−8)
09-02ATL LGA 19:20 19:44 (+24)
09-01ATL 17:00 17:19 (+19)LGA 19:20 19:07 (−13)
08-31ATL 17:00 17:06 (+6)LGA 19:20 18:56 (−24)
08-30ATL 17:00 17:16 (+16)LGA 19:20 19:09 (−11)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N129DN, N378DN, N385DZ, N112DN.

Board clocks recorded as ATL and LGA published them.

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