DL2978Delta Air Lines · CLE → ATL
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Route confirmed Delta Air Lines

DL2978 ClevelandCLE · 11:12 AtlantaATL · 13:05

DL2978 by Delta Air Lines flies from Cleveland (CLE) to Atlanta (ATL) for the Sun, Oct 18 departure.

Right nowExpected · today · as of 10:03
11:12

departs CLE · on schedule

⚖ DL2978 typically leaves +10 and lands −20. The air wins minutes back.

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
10-17
+28 gate · −10 arrival
10-16
+3 gate · −30 arrival
10-15
+10 gate · −24 arrival
10-14
+10 gate · −28 arrival
10-13
+10 gate · −18 arrival
10-12
+17 gate · −28 arrival
10-11
+12 gate · −17 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 −20 min · 0 cancelled · 14 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
CLEClevelandOn-time likelyCLE delay board →
ATLAtlantaOn-time likelyATL delay board →
CLE→ATLevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
38%Chance of 15+ min delay
1.4%Chance of cancellation
+10 minAvg hub delay right now

Conditions at CLE 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 Cleveland to Atlanta flights today

same route · Delta Air Lines
DL2734departs 06:00
DL2838departs 07:05
DL349departs 08:07
DL1500departs 11:11
DL775departs 15:04
DL880departs 17:06

If DL2978 is cancelled, these are the other Delta Air Lines nonstop flights from Cleveland to Atlanta on the same day, with scheduled departure times in CLE local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →

How DL2978 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for DL2978 across the CLE and ATL boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~15 min early. Based on 12 confirmed landings · 12/12 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 DL2978 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
10-17CLE 11:26 11:54 (+28)ATL 13:19 13:09 (−10)
10-16CLE 11:12 11:15 (+3)ATL 13:05 12:35 (−30)
10-15CLE 11:12 11:22 (+10)ATL 13:05 12:41 (−24)
10-14CLE 11:12 11:22 (+10)ATL 13:05 12:37 (−28)
10-13CLE 11:12 11:22 (+10)ATL 13:05 12:47 (−18)
10-12CLE 11:12 11:29 (+17)ATL 13:05 12:37 (−28)
10-11CLE 11:12 11:24 (+12)ATL 13:05 12:48 (−17)
10-10CLE 11:26 11:34 (+8)ATL 13:19 13:03 (−16)
10-09CLE 11:12 11:22 (+10)ATL 13:05 12:45 (−20)
10-08CLE 11:12 11:22 (+10)ATL 13:05 12:41 (−24)
10-07CLE 11:12 11:15 (+3)ATL 13:05 12:33 (−32)
10-06CLE 11:12 11:18 (+6)ATL 13:05 12:37 (−28)
10-05CLE 13:00 13:23 (+23)ATL 14:48 14:47 (−1)
10-04CLE 13:00 13:02 (+2)ATL 14:48 14:28 (−20)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N336NW, N349NW, N369NW, N357NW.

Board clocks recorded as CLE and ATL published them.

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