DL8960 AtlantaATL · 04:00 San FranciscoSFO · 06:10
DL8960 by Delta Air Lines flies from Atlanta (ATL) to San Francisco (SFO).
scheduled from ATL
Where the minutes go
last 4 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
Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight
Measured, 90-day sampleConditions at ATL and SFO 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 San Francisco with Delta Air Lines · Wed 28 Oct, local date
- Chance a departure is cancelled
- 0.2%1.4× usual
- Chance a departure leaves 60+ min late
- 4.5%0.4× usual
Forecast: WeatherTomorrow · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · About 8 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 San Francisco flights today
same route · Delta Air LinesIf DL8960 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 posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →
How DL8960 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for DL8960 across the ATL and SFO boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~11 min late. Based on 4 confirmed landings · 3/4 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 DL8960 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: N321NB, N363NB, N542DE.
Board clocks recorded as ATL and SFO published them.
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Pro Flight Search — DL8960 Atlanta to San Francisco on-time performance, measured from the ATL and SFO airport boards.
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