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DL 545 on time

Delta Air Lines 545: Atlanta to San Francisco at 8:53 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
59%
234 flights · likely 53–65%
Cancelled
0.0%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
+8 min
median vs schedule
When late
+65 min
average delay
Similar flights
58%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 2 DL 545 flights from Atlanta arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (41%); 0.0% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 8 minutes late.

DL 545: ATL → SFO

Scheduled to leave Atlanta at 8:53 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 59% of the time (234 flights), in line with other DL flights on the route at that hour (58%). Last seen in the data Aug 2, 2026.

Month by month

20%60%100%Jul 2025: 66% on time (29 flights)66JulAug 2025: 65% on time (31 flights)65AugSep 2025: 80% on time (30 flights)80SepOct 2025: 70% on time (23 flights)70OctNov 2025: 74% on time (27 flights)74NovDec 2025: too few flights (9 flights)DecMar 2026: 83% on time (24 flights)83MarApr 2026: 69% on time (29 flights)69AprMay 2026: 35% on time (31 flights)35MayJun 2026: 47% on time (30 flights)47JunJul 2026: 31% on time (29 flights)31JulAug 2026: too few flights (2 flights)Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday3754%
Tuesday2976%
Wednesday2868%
Thursday3560%
Friday3667%
Saturday3361%
Sunday3636%

Why it was late

Air traffic & airport (NAS) 40%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 38%Late inbound plane 19%Severe weather 3%

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Questions

How often is DL 545 from ATL to SFO late?

Delta Air Lines 545 from Atlanta, GA to San Francisco, CA arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 41% of 234 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 0.0% were cancelled.

Flight numbers change. Figures cover flights with this airline, number and route only. "Likely range" is the 95% interval for the true on-time rate given the number of flights. This is history, not live status: check Delta Air Lines for today's flight. Method.