DL537Delta Air Lines · ATL → DCA
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DL537 AtlantaATL · 21:59 WashingtonDCA · 23:47

DL537 by Delta Air Lines flies from Atlanta (ATL) to Washington (DCA).

Right nowNext departure today Operates daily
21:59

scheduled from ATL

⚖ DL537 typically leaves +15 and lands −9. The air wins minutes back.
Typical gate push+15 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−9 minmedian over 10 operations
Wins back in air~24 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time → Cancellation0 in 10tracked operations · cancellation odds calculator →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
10-22
+12 gate · −13 arrival
10-21
+19 gate · −7 arrival
10-20
+3 gate · −31 arrival
10-19
+22 gate · −7 arrival
10-18
+15 gate · −18 arrival
10-17
+17 gate · −9 arrival
10-15
+12 gate · −13 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 −9 min · 0 cancelled · 10 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
ATLAtlantaOn-time likelyATL delay board →
DCAWashingtonOn-time likelyDCA delay board →
ATL→DCAevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
35%Chance of 15+ min delay
3.2%Chance of cancellation
+6 minAvg hub delay right now

Conditions at ATL and DCA 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 Atlanta to Washington flights today

same route · Delta Air Lines
DL926departs 07:25
DL380departs 09:40
DL1961departs 11:10
DL360departs 13:10
DL850departs 15:34
DL950departs 16:40

If DL537 is cancelled, these are the other Delta Air Lines nonstop flights from Atlanta to Washington on the same day, with scheduled departure times in ATL local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →

How DL537 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for DL537 across the ATL and DCA boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~6 min early. Based on 9 confirmed landings · 8/9 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 DL537 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
10-22ATL 21:59 22:11 (+12)DCA 23:47 23:34 (−13)
10-21ATL 21:59 22:18 (+19)DCA 23:47 23:40 (−7)
10-20ATL 21:59 22:02 (+3)DCA 23:47 23:16 (−31)
10-19ATL 21:59 22:21 (+22)DCA 23:47 23:40 (−7)
10-18ATL 21:59 22:14 (+15)DCA 23:47 23:29 (−18)
10-17ATL 21:59 22:16 (+17)DCA 23:48 23:39 (−9)
10-15ATL 21:59 22:11 (+12)DCA 23:47 23:34 (−13)
10-14ATL 21:59 22:10 (+11)DCA 23:47 23:32 (−15)
10-13ATL 21:59 22:48 (+49)DCA 23:47 00:28 (+41)
10-12ATL 21:59 22:05 (+6)DCA 23:47 23:42 (−5)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N359NB, N352NB, N318NB, N366NB.

Board clocks recorded as ATL and DCA published them.

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