Delta Air LinesDL14% on time
Flights DL1937 09:56 daily
live
Direct flights from Atlanta (ATL) to San José (SJO): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 14% of the last 7 operated flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 19 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 7 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 2,629 km, an estimated 3 hours 52 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Atlanta and San José. Updated 18 October 2026 at 10:03 UTC.
Today, ATL → SJO
Sun 18 Oct · local times- 09:56 DL1937Delta Air Lines On scheduleTI ·
Checked ATL board 06:03
ATL
Atlanta
smooth · +12
SJO
San José
tracking
2,629 km · ~3h 52m est.
Runs rough · 1 airline · 7x weekly · nonstop
14% on time
of the last 7 operated ATL → SJO flights arrived within 15 minutes
Median arrival delay is +19 min. 0 of 7 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →
Median arrival+19 minacross the last 7 operated legs
Flight time~3h 52mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures7x1 direct airline on the leg
The week
scheduled departures · origin local time06121824
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time, observed operating in the last 7 days. Today is highlighted.
Who flies it
observed on the boards · 7 daysHistory
operated legs · board outcomesActual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.
Full board history, day by day →
Airports right now
live boardsnext sweep in 120s
How the Atlanta to San José route actually runs
Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop ATL to SJO flights through the day: schedules, estimates, gate pushes and actual departures. The verdict above comes from operated flights, so it reflects what this route does rather than what the timetable promises.
Planning around a delay? Live airport delays · Weather delay risk map · Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure
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How we measure this →
https://proflightsearch.com/search-flights/ATL-SJO
ATL to SJO questions
Is ATL–SJO running on time right now?
Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at ATL is the weaker end, route health score 84/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.
How long is the flight from ATL to SJO?
Great-circle distance is 2,629 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 216–255 min gate-to-gate on this route.
How often does ATL–SJO fly?
Delta Air Lines runs the route with about 7 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.
What does the route health score measure?
A blend of departure-side delay at ATL and arrival-side delay at SJO, computed from rolling delay windows (refreshed every 40 minutes) with a daily-rollup fallback. Current MVFR, IFR, or LIFR endpoint weather caps the score when flight rules can limit throughput. Higher is healthier: 100 means operations are clean at both ends.
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