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DL 640 on time

Delta Air Lines 640: San Francisco to Atlanta at 8:00 a.m. (past 12 months)

On time
89%
364 flights · likely 85–92%
Cancelled
0.5%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−11 min
median vs schedule
When late
+65 min
average delay
Similar flights
88%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 9 DL 640 flights from San Francisco arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (11%); 0.5% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 11 minutes early.

DL 640: SFO → ATL

Scheduled to leave San Francisco at 8:00 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 89% of the time (364 flights), in line with other DL flights on the route at that hour (88%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Sep 2025: 97% on time (30 flights)97SepOct 2025: 93% on time (30 flights)93OctNov 2025: 97% on time (30 flights)97NovDec 2025: 94% on time (31 flights)94DecJan 2026: 94% on time (31 flights)94JanFeb 2026: 96% on time (28 flights)96FebMar 2026: 90% on time (31 flights)90MarApr 2026: 87% on time (30 flights)87AprMay 2026: 77% on time (31 flights)77MayJun 2026: 83% on time (30 flights)83JunJul 2026: 71% on time (31 flights)71JulAug 2026: 90% on time (31 flights)90Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday5290%
Tuesday5290%
Wednesday5292%
Thursday5294%
Friday5285%
Saturday5281%
Sunday5290%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 51%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 32%Late inbound plane 17%

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Questions

How often is DL 640 from SFO to ATL late?

Delta Air Lines 640 from San Francisco, CA to Atlanta, GA arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 11% of 364 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 0.5% 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.