DL517

DL517 (Delta Air Lines) is a multi-stop service on 5 routes, busiest Atlanta to San Francisco. Of 631 departures recorded from October 2024 to July 2026, 75.0% left on time, according to the US BTS.

Recorded departures by month

All legs under this number combined; see the leg table.

The most recent periods19 periods
PeriodDepartures 2025Departures 2026Change vs last year
January2831▲ 10.7%
February2428▲ 16.7%
March2931▲ 6.9%
April30300.0%
May31310.0%
June3042▲ 40.0%
July3147▲ 51.6%
August31––
September30––
October27–in progress
November6––
December30––
Year to date (Jan–Jul)203240▲ 18.2%

according to the US BTS · October 2024 → July 2026

On-time departures by month

All legs combined

On time = departure within 15 minutes of schedule. Non-cancelled flights with a recorded delay only.

The most recent periods19 periods
PeriodOn time 2025On time 2026Change vs last year
January88.9%90.0%▲ 1.2%
February73.9%89.3%▲ 20.8%
March75.9%83.9%▲ 10.6%
April73.3%80.0%▲ 9.1%
May80.7%51.6%▼ 36.0%
June56.7%59.5%▲ 5.0%
July67.7%56.5%▼ 16.6%
August74.2%––
September96.7%––
October92.6%–in progress
November83.3%––
December66.7%––
Year-to-date average (Jan–Jul)73.9%73.0%▼ 1.2%

according to the US BTS · October 2024 → July 2026

Average departure delay by month

All legs combined

according to the US BTS · October 2024 → July 2026

Cancelled departures by month

All legs combined
The most recent periods19 periods
PeriodCancelled 2025Cancelled 2026Change vs last year
January110.0%
February10▼ 100.0%
March00–
April00–
May00–
June00–
July01–
August0––
September0––
October0–in progress
November0––
December0––
Year to date (Jan–Jul)220.0%

according to the US BTS · October 2024 → July 2026

This is not a forecast

This is a historical record of departures already flown, not a forecast for your flight.

This number flies several legs

Several legs: the headline figure averages all of them. See the leg table.

Cancellation share

  • Not cancelled 99.4% 627
  • Cancelled 0.6% 4

Share of all recorded flights in the period, all legs. · Oct 12, 2024 → Jul 31, 2026

On time, leg by leg

  1. ATL–SFO498 75.5%
  2. DFW–JFK53 80.4%
  3. LAX–BNA34 85.3%

Departures within 15 minutes of schedule; small figure = departures recorded.

Legs flown under this number

3
Monthly figures
PeriodDepartures With departure delay recordedOn time Cancelled
October 2024 14 14 85.7% 0
November 2024 19 19 79.0% 0
December 2024 31 31 77.4% 0
January 2025 28 27 88.9% 1
February 2025 24 23 73.9% 1
March 2025 29 29 75.9% 0
April 2025 30 30 73.3% 0
May 2025 31 31 80.7% 0
June 2025 30 30 56.7% 0
July 2025 31 31 67.7% 0
August 2025 31 31 74.2% 0
September 2025 30 30 96.7% 0
October 2025 27 27 92.6% 0
November 2025 6 6 83.3% 0
December 2025 30 30 66.7% 0
January 2026 31 30 90.0% 1
February 2026 28 28 89.3% 0
March 2026 31 31 83.9% 0
April 2026 30 30 80.0% 0
May 2026 31 31 51.6% 0
June 2026 42 42 59.5% 0
July 2026 47 46 56.5% 1

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