DL1720Delta Air Lines · ATL → TPA
live · 3m ago
Route confirmed Delta Air Lines

DL1720 AtlantaATL · 19:55 TampaTPA · 21:24

DL1720 by Delta Air Lines flies from Atlanta (ATL) to Tampa (TPA) for the Wed, Oct 21 departure.

Right nowIn the air to Tampa · off blocks 20:12 · 17 min late
21:18

estimated arrival at TPA · local time · ~43 min from now

LivePosition · updated 3m ago
ATL255 mi · ~43 min leftTPA
33,000 ftAltitudecruising
562 mphSpeed488 kt
180°Direction

Live position · flown path, last 24 min

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
10-21
+17 gate · −6 arrival
10-20
+8 gate · −6 arrival
10-19
+42 gate
10-18
+38 gate
10-17
+30 gate
10-16
+10 gate · −16 arrival
10-15
+23 gate · −1 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 −6 min · 0 cancelled · 14 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
ATLAtlantaOn-time likelyATL delay board →
TPATampaOn-time likelyTPA delay board →
ATL→TPAevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
36%Chance of 15+ min delay
1.3%Chance of cancellation
+10 minAvg hub delay right now

Conditions at ATL and TPA 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
061422
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other Atlanta to Tampa flights today

same route · Delta Air Lines
DL2605departs 07:25
DL1227departs 08:30
DL8868departs 08:50
DL1587departs 10:00
DL1099departs 11:16
DL1525departs 12:33

If DL1720 is cancelled, these are the other Delta Air Lines nonstop flights from Atlanta to Tampa 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 DL1720 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for DL1720 across the ATL and TPA boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands on time. Based on 4 confirmed landings · 3/4 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 DL1720 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
10-21ATL 19:55 20:12 (+17)TPA 21:24 21:18 (−6)
10-20ATL 19:55 20:03 (+8)TPA 21:24 21:18 (−6)
10-19ATL 19:55 20:37 (+42)TPA
10-18ATL 19:55 20:33 (+38)TPA
10-17ATL 20:35 21:05 (+30)TPA
10-16ATL 19:55 20:05 (+10)TPA 21:24 21:08 (−16)
10-15ATL 19:55 20:18 (+23)TPA 21:24 21:23 (−1)
10-14ATL 19:55 20:12 (+17)TPA 21:24 21:19 (−5)
10-13ATL 19:55 20:10 (+15)TPA
10-12ATL 19:55 20:14 (+19)TPA
10-11ATL 19:55 20:11 (+16)TPA
10-10ATL 19:55 19:59 (+4)TPA 21:24 21:00 (−24)
10-09ATL 19:55 21:35 (+100)TPA 21:24 22:46 (+82)
10-08ATL 19:55 20:36 (+41)TPA

Aircraft

Recent tails: N699DL, N900PC, N553NW, N658DL.

Board clocks recorded as ATL and TPA published them.

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