DL517 AtlantaATL · 17:59 San FranciscoSFO · 20:06
DL517 by Delta Air Lines flies from Atlanta (ATL) to San Francisco (SFO) for the Wed, Nov 4 departure.
estimated arrival at SFO · local time · ~6h 10m from now
position updated 4m ago · checking again in 90s
Live position · flown path, last 8 min
Where the minutes go
last 3 operations · gate push → arrivalThe bar is how late it left the gate; the ring is where it actually arrived. Board clocks, not estimates.
The route today
live boardsWeather lens
Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now
Measured, 90-day sampleDriven mainly by SFO (San Francisco), 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 Atlanta
ForecastThu 5 Nov, local date
- 49% chance of fog
- 88% chance of rain
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 San Francisco
ForecastThu 5 Nov, local date
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 departuresEach mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.
Other Atlanta to San Francisco flights today
same route · Delta Air LinesIf DL517 is cancelled, these are the other Delta Air Lines nonstop flights from Atlanta to San Francisco on the same day, with scheduled departure times in ATL 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 DL517 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for DL517 across the ATL and SFO boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Early read: no clear pattern yet. Only 2 completed legs so far: landed +18 min. Not enough to call it.
The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how DL517 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.
How this operation is measured
Board log
scheduled → actual, per operationAircraft
Recent tails: N544DN, N518DQ, N517DN.
Board clocks recorded as ATL and SFO published them.
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Pro Flight Search: DL517 Atlanta to San Francisco on-time performance, measured from the ATL and SFO airport boards.
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