DL1285Delta Air Lines · MDW → ATL
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Route confirmed Delta Air Lines

DL1285 ChicagoMDW · 06:04 AtlantaATL · 08:59

DL1285 by Delta Air Lines flies from Chicago (MDW) to Atlanta (ATL) for the Mon, Oct 26 departure.

Right nowLanded in Atlanta · today
09:04

arrived at ATL · 5 min late

⚖ DL1285 typically leaves −5 and lands −15. The air wins minutes back.
Typical gate push−5 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−15 minmedian over 14 operations
Wins back in air~10 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time → Cancellation0 in 14tracked operations · cancellation odds calculator →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
10-26
−8 gate · +5 arrival
10-25
+41 gate · +13 arrival
10-24
−9 gate · −36 arrival
10-23
−7 gate · −32 arrival
10-22
−4 gate · −15 arrival
10-21
−13 gate · −37 arrival
10-20
−19 gate · −14 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 −15 min · 0 cancelled · 14 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
MDWChicagoOn-time likelyMDW delay board →
ATLAtlantaOn-time likelyATL delay board →
MDW→ATLevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
35%Chance of 15+ min delay
1.1%Chance of cancellation
+9 minAvg hub delay right now

Conditions at MDW 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 Chicago to Atlanta flights today

same route · Delta Air Lines
DL1063departs 10:59
DL2417departs 12:49
DL1728departs 17:09

If DL1285 is cancelled, these are the other Delta Air Lines nonstop flights from Chicago to Atlanta on the same day, with scheduled departure times in MDW local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →

How DL1285 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for DL1285 across the MDW and ATL boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~13 min early. Based on 13 confirmed landings · 12/13 within 15 min of schedule.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how DL1285 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
10-26MDW 06:04 05:56 (−8)ATL 08:59 09:04 (+5)
10-25MDW 06:04 06:45 (+41)ATL 08:59 09:12 (+13)
10-24MDW 06:04 05:55 (−9)ATL 08:59 08:23 (−36)
10-23MDW 06:04 05:57 (−7)ATL 08:59 08:27 (−32)
10-22MDW 06:04 06:00 (−4)ATL 08:59 08:44 (−15)
10-21MDW 06:04 05:51 (−13)ATL 08:59 08:22 (−37)
10-20MDW 06:04 05:45 (−19)ATL 08:59 08:45 (−14)
10-19MDW 06:04 05:54 (−10)ATL 08:59 08:40 (−19)
10-18MDW 06:04 06:00 (−4)ATL 08:59 08:29 (−30)
10-17MDW 06:04 06:09 (+5)ATL 08:59 08:35 (−24)
10-16MDW 06:04 05:59 (−5)ATL 08:59 08:47 (−12)
10-15MDW 06:04 06:02 (−2)ATL 08:59 08:39 (−20)
10-14MDW 06:04 06:16 (+12)ATL 08:59 08:58 (−1)
10-13MDW ATL 08:59 08:50 (−9)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N339NB, N331NB, N323NB, N342NB.

Board clocks recorded as MDW and ATL published them.

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