DL2988Delta Air Lines · YYZ → ATL
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Route confirmed Delta Air Lines

DL2988 TorontoYYZ · 07:45 AtlantaATL · 10:05

DL2988 by Delta Air Lines flies from Toronto (YYZ) to Atlanta (ATL).

Right nowNext departure tomorrow Operates daily
07:45

scheduled from YYZ

⚖ DL2988 typically leaves +17 and lands −21. The air wins minutes back.
Typical gate push+17 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−21 minmedian over 13 operations
Wins back in air~38 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time → Cancellation0 in 13tracked operations · cancellation odds calculator →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
11-01
+33 gate · −6 arrival
10-31
+33 gate · −6 arrival
10-30
+23 gate · −21 arrival
10-29
+24 gate · −9 arrival
10-28
+13 gate · −15 arrival
10-27
+7 gate · −31 arrival
10-26
+29 gate · −15 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 −21 min · 0 cancelled · 13 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
YYZTorontoOn-time likelyYYZ delay board →
ATLAtlantaOn-time likelyATL delay board →
YYZ→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
3.7%Chance of cancellation
+8 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Conditions at YYZ and ATL 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

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

Outlook: below usual
Chance a departure is cancelled
0.7%0.6× usual
Chance a departure leaves 60+ min late
4.5%0.9× usual

Forecast: GateWeather · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · About 5 departures a day on this route with this airline. · 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 Toronto to Atlanta flights today

same route · Delta Air Lines
DL2662departs 06:15
DL2835departs 11:38
DL2710departs 13:34
DL2714departs 18:33

If DL2988 is cancelled, these are the other Delta Air Lines nonstop flights from Toronto to Atlanta on the same day, with scheduled departure times in YYZ 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 DL2988 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for DL2988 across the YYZ and ATL boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~14 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 DL2988 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
11-01YYZ 07:45 08:18 (+33)ATL 10:05 09:59 (−6)
10-31YYZ 07:45 08:18 (+33)ATL 10:05 09:59 (−6)
10-30YYZ 07:45 08:08 (+23)ATL 10:05 09:44 (−21)
10-29YYZ 07:45 08:09 (+24)ATL 10:05 09:56 (−9)
10-28YYZ 07:45 07:58 (+13)ATL 10:05 09:50 (−15)
10-27YYZ 07:45 07:52 (+7)ATL 10:05 09:34 (−31)
10-26YYZ 07:45 08:14 (+29)ATL 10:05 09:50 (−15)
10-24YYZ 07:45 08:02 (+17)ATL 10:05 09:37 (−28)
10-23YYZ 07:45 07:58 (+13)ATL 10:05 09:34 (−31)
10-22YYZ 07:45 08:04 (+19)ATL 10:05 09:44 (−21)
10-21YYZ 07:45 07:55 (+10)ATL 10:05 09:34 (−31)
10-20YYZ 07:45 07:41 (−4)ATL 10:05 09:28 (−37)
10-19YYZ 07:45 08:00 (+15)ATL 10:05 09:39 (−26)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N384DA, N3773D, N3754A, N395DN.

Board clocks recorded as YYZ and ATL published them.

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