DL278Delta Air Lines · ATL → NAP
updated 5h ago
Route confirmed Delta Air Lines

DL278 AtlantaATL · 15:20 NapoliNAP · 07:05

DL278 by Delta Air Lines flies from Atlanta (ATL) to Napoli (NAP).

Right nowNext departure today Operates Tue Thu Sat Sun
15:20

scheduled from ATL

Typical gate push+18 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−39 minmedian over 4 operations
Wins back in air~57 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

Where the minutes go

last 4 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
11-01
+18 gate · −39 arrival
10-22
+9 gate · −42 arrival
10-20
+22 gate · −16 arrival
10-18
+18 gate · −39 arrival

The bar is how late it left the gate; the ring is where it actually arrived. Board clocks, not estimates.

The route today

live boards
ATLAtlantaOn-time likelyATL delay board →
NAPNapoliHigh riskNAP delay board →
ATL→NAPevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
37%Chance of 15+ min delay
1.1%Chance of cancellation
+9 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Conditions at ATL and NAP are near their clear-air norm right now, so this reflects the route's recent baseline rather than a weather penalty. 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 on this route

Forecast

Atlanta to Napoli with Delta Air Lines · Mon 2 Nov, local date

Outlook: about usual
Chance a departure is cancelled
0.3%1.9× usual
Chance a departure leaves 60+ min late
6.1%1.0× usual

Forecast weather: 97% chance of rain at Napoli

Forecast: GateWeather · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · Fewer than one departure a day on this route with this airline, so read it as a rough guide. · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.

When it flies

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

How DL278 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for DL278 across the ATL and NAP boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually departs ~18 min late. Based on 4 confirmed departures · 1/4 within 15 min of schedule.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how DL278 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
11-01ATL 15:20 15:38 (+18)NAP 07:05 06:26 (−39)
10-22ATL 15:20 15:29 (+9)NAP 07:05 06:23 (−42)
10-20ATL 15:20 15:42 (+22)NAP 07:05 06:49 (−16)
10-18ATL 15:20 15:38 (+18)NAP 07:05 06:26 (−39)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N861NW, N853NW, N854NW.

Board clocks recorded as ATL and NAP published them.

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