DL2979Delta Air Lines · IND → ATL
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Route confirmed Delta Air Lines

DL2979 IndianapolisIND · 19:59 AtlantaATL · 21:44

DL2979 by Delta Air Lines flies from Indianapolis (IND) to Atlanta (ATL) for the Sun, Oct 25 departure.

Right nowOn Time · gate A6 · as of 08:24
19:59

departs IND · on schedule

⚖ DL2979 typically leaves −5 and lands −20. The air wins minutes back.
Typical gate push−5 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−20 minmedian over 9 operations
Wins back in air~15 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
10-25
−15 arrival
10-23
−5 gate · −27 arrival
10-22
−5 gate · −33 arrival
10-19
−10 gate · −22 arrival
10-18
+10 gate · −15 arrival
10-16
+6 gate · −13 arrival
10-15
−5 gate · −14 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 · 9 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
INDIndianapolisOn-time likelyIND delay board →
ATLAtlantaOn-time likelyATL delay board →
IND→ATLevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
34%Chance of 15+ min delay
1.7%Chance of cancellation
+6 minAvg hub delay right now

Conditions at IND 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 Indianapolis to Atlanta flights today

same route · Delta Air Lines
DL1392departs 06:00
DL3105departs 06:00
DL2713departs 07:00
DL3106departs 07:05
DL1901departs 08:00
DL845departs 10:21

If DL2979 is cancelled, these are the other Delta Air Lines nonstop flights from Indianapolis to Atlanta on the same day, with scheduled departure times in IND local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →

How DL2979 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for DL2979 across the IND and ATL boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~11 min early. Based on 9 confirmed landings · 9/9 within 15 min of schedule.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how DL2979 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
10-25IND 19:59ATL 21:44 21:29 (−15)
10-23IND 19:59 19:54 (−5)ATL 21:44 21:17 (−27)
10-22IND 19:59 19:54 (−5)ATL 21:44 21:11 (−33)
10-19IND 19:59 19:49 (−10)ATL 21:44 21:22 (−22)
10-18IND 19:59 20:09 (+10)ATL 21:44 21:29 (−15)
10-16IND 19:59 20:05 (+6)ATL 21:44 21:31 (−13)
10-15IND 19:59 19:54 (−5)ATL 21:44 21:30 (−14)
10-12IND 19:59 19:49 (−10)ATL 21:44 21:09 (−35)
10-11IND 19:59 19:54 (−5)ATL 21:44 21:24 (−20)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N883DN, N853DN, N822DN, N875DN.

Board clocks recorded as IND and ATL published them.

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