DL579Delta Air Lines · LAX → ATL
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Route confirmed Delta Air Lines

DL579 Los AngelesLAX · 23:55 AtlantaATL · 07:12

DL579 by Delta Air Lines flies from Los Angeles (LAX) to Atlanta (ATL) for the Fri, Nov 6 departure.

Right nowExpected · today · as of 03:03
23:55

departs LAX · on schedule

⚖ DL579 typically leaves +14 and lands −19. The air wins minutes back.
Typical gate push+14 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−19 minmedian over 12 operations
Wins back in air~33 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time → Cancellation0 in 12tracked operations · cancellation odds calculator →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
11-05
+17 gate · −29 arrival
11-04
+24 gate · −21 arrival
11-03
+26 gate · −16 arrival
11-02
+11 gate · −28 arrival
11-01
+9 gate · −23 arrival
10-31
+23 gate · −13 arrival
10-30
+9 gate · −32 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 −19 min · 0 cancelled · 12 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
LAXLos AngelesOn-time likelyLAX delay board →
ATLAtlantaOn-time likelyATL delay board →
LAX→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
1.1%Chance of cancellation
+6 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Conditions at LAX 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 at Los Angeles

Forecast

Sun 8 Nov, local date

High28°Clikely 26°C to 31°C
Low17°Clikely 16°C to 18°C

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 Atlanta

Forecast

Sun 8 Nov, local date

High20°Clikely 18°C to 22°C
Low7°Clikely 6°C to 8°C

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 departures
061422
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T
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T
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other Los Angeles to Atlanta flights today

same route · Delta Air Lines
DL390departs 05:50
DL515departs 07:10
DL782departs 08:10
DL327departs 09:10
DL528departs 11:10
DL395departs 12:15

If DL579 is cancelled, these are the other Delta Air Lines nonstop flights from Los Angeles to Atlanta on the same day, with scheduled departure times in LAX 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 DL579 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for DL579 across the LAX and ATL boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~16 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 DL579 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
11-05LAX 23:55 00:12 (+17)ATL 07:12 06:43 (−29)
11-04LAX 23:55 00:19 (+24)ATL 07:12 06:51 (−21)
11-03LAX 23:55 00:21 (+26)ATL 07:12 06:56 (−16)
11-02LAX 23:55 00:06 (+11)ATL 07:12 06:44 (−28)
11-01LAX 23:55 00:04 (+9)ATL 07:12 06:49 (−23)
10-31LAX 23:55 00:18 (+23)ATL 06:12 05:59 (−13)
10-30LAX 23:55 00:04 (+9)ATL 07:12 06:40 (−32)
10-28LAX 23:55 00:40 (+45)ATL 07:12 07:16 (+4)
10-27LAX 23:55 00:18 (+23)ATL 07:12 06:58 (−14)
10-26LAX 23:55 00:06 (+11)ATL 07:12 06:54 (−18)
10-25LAX 23:55 00:05 (+10)ATL 07:12 06:48 (−24)
10-24LAX 23:55 (+0)ATL 07:12 07:13 (+1)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N552DT, N557DN, N115DN, N113DX.

Board clocks recorded as LAX and ATL published them.

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