DL72 AtlantaATL · 18:05 SeattleSEA · 07:35
DL72 by Delta Air Lines flies from Atlanta (ATL) to Seattle (SEA) for the Wed, Oct 28 departure.
Same number through ATL → AMS → SEA
arrived at SEA · 2 min late
Where the minutes go
last 7 operations · gate push → arrivalThe 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 operation0 cancelled · 10 operations tracked
The route today
live boardsWeather lens
Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight
Measured, 90-day sampleConditions at ATL and SEA 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 →
Tomorrow on this route
ForecastAtlanta to Amsterdam with Delta Air Lines · Thu 29 Oct, local date
- Chance a departure is cancelled
- 0.2%0.7× usual
- Chance a departure leaves 60+ min late
- 5.5%0.8× usual
Forecast weather: 30% chance of fog at Amsterdam
Forecast: WeatherTomorrow · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · About 3 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 departuresEach mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.
Other Atlanta to Seattle flights today
same route · Delta Air LinesIf DL72 is cancelled, these are the other Delta Air Lines nonstop flights from Atlanta to Seattle 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 DL72 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for DL72 across the ATL and SEA boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands on time. Based on 10 confirmed landings · 10/10 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 DL72 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: N411DX, N402DX, N432DX, N415DX.
Board clocks recorded as ATL and SEA published them.
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