DL1521Delta Air Lines · SNA → ATL
live · 4m ago
Route confirmed Delta Air Lines

DL1521 Santa AnaSNA · 11:32 AtlantaATL · 18:47

DL1521 by Delta Air Lines flies from Santa Ana (SNA) to Atlanta (ATL) for the Fri, Oct 16 departure.

Right nowIn the air to Atlanta
18:47

estimated arrival at ATL · local time · ~2h 03m from now

LivePosition · updated 4m ago
SNA1,149 mi · ~2h 03m leftATL
39,000 ftAltitudecruising
581 mphSpeed505 kt
89°Direction

Live position · flown path, last 1h 38m

⚖ DL1521 typically leaves +18 and lands −2. The air wins minutes back.

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
10-15
+33 gate · −2 arrival
10-14
+24 gate · +2 arrival
10-13
+18 gate · −19 arrival
10-12
+7 gate · −33 arrival
10-11
+10 gate · −24 arrival
10-09
+66 gate · +36 arrival
10-08
−1 gate · −34 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 −2 min · 0 cancelled · 12 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
SNASanta AnaModerate riskSNA delay board →
ATLAtlantaOn-time likelyATL delay board →
SNA→ATLevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
33%Chance of 15+ min delay
0.8%Chance of cancellation
+2 minAvg hub delay right now

Conditions at SNA 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 Santa Ana to Atlanta flights today

same route · Delta Air Lines
DL721departs 06:45
DL329departs 14:00

If DL1521 is cancelled, these are the other Delta Air Lines nonstop flights from Santa Ana to Atlanta on the same day, with scheduled departure times in SNA local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →

How DL1521 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for DL1521 across the SNA and ATL boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~9 min late. Based on 12 confirmed landings · 8/12 within 15 min of schedule.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how DL1521 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
10-15SNA 11:32 12:05 (+33)ATL 18:47 18:45 (−2)
10-14SNA 11:32 11:56 (+24)ATL 18:47 18:49 (+2)
10-13SNA 11:32 11:50 (+18)ATL 18:47 18:28 (−19)
10-12SNA 11:32 11:39 (+7)ATL 18:47 18:14 (−33)
10-11SNA 11:32 11:42 (+10)ATL 18:47 18:23 (−24)
10-09SNA 11:32 12:38 (+66)ATL 18:47 19:23 (+36)
10-08SNA 11:32 11:31 (−1)ATL 18:47 18:13 (−34)
10-07SNA 11:32 11:36 (+4)ATL 18:47 18:17 (−30)
10-06SNA 11:32 11:50 (+18)ATL 18:47 18:21 (−26)
10-05SNA 11:38 12:39 (+61)ATL 18:53 19:16 (+23)
10-04SNA 11:38ATL 18:53 20:15 (+82)
10-03SNA ATL 19:45 19:55 (+10)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N711ZX, N718TW, N723TW, N722TW.

Board clocks recorded as SNA and ATL published them.

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