DL1979Delta Air Lines · BHM → ATL
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DL1979 BirminghamBHM AtlantaATL

DL1979 by Delta Air Lines flies from Birmingham (BHM) to Atlanta (ATL).

Right nowNext departure tomorrow Operates daily
05:15

scheduled from BHM

The route today

live boards
BHMBirminghamModerate riskBHM delay board →
ATLAtlantaOn-time likelyATL delay board →
BHM→ATLevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now

Measured, 90-day sample
39%Chance of 15+ min delay
2.2%Chance of cancellation
+12 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Driven mainly by BHM (Birmingham), currently flying VFR (visual). 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 Birmingham

Forecast

Thu 5 Nov, local date

High22°Clikely 21°C to 24°C
Low13°Clikely 12°C to 15°C

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 Atlanta

Forecast

Thu 5 Nov, local date

High24°Clikely 22°C to 25°C
Low17°Clikely 15°C to 19°C

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

Other Birmingham to Atlanta flights today

same route · Delta Air Lines
DL2162departs 05:18
DL1618departs 06:35
DL1369departs 07:59
DL3100departs 09:12
DL3164departs 10:12
DL1017departs 12:28

If DL1979 is cancelled, these are the other Delta Air Lines nonstop flights from Birmingham to Atlanta on the same day, with scheduled departure times in BHM 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 DL1979 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for DL1979 across the BHM and ATL boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Combined risk score: 50.0/100. Based on airport operations, weather, and cached board history at BHM and ATL.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how DL1979 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.

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