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DL 1179 on time

Delta Air Lines 1179: San Diego to Atlanta at 8:00 a.m. (past 12 months)

On time
83%
278 flights · likely 78–87%
Cancelled
2.2%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−7 min
median vs schedule
When late
+89 min
average delay
Similar flights
81%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 6 DL 1179 flights from San Diego arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (17%); 2.2% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 7 minutes early.

DL 1179: SAN → ATL

Scheduled to leave San Diego at 8:00 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 83% of the time (278 flights), in line with other DL flights on the route at that hour (81%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Jul 2025: 87% on time (31 flights)87JulAug 2025: too few flights (10 flights)AugNov 2025: 82% on time (22 flights)82NovDec 2025: too few flights (13 flights)DecJan 2026: 81% on time (31 flights)81JanFeb 2026: 93% on time (28 flights)93FebMar 2026: 74% on time (31 flights)74MarApr 2026: 97% on time (30 flights)97AprMay 2026: 84% on time (31 flights)84MayJun 2026: 90% on time (30 flights)90JunJul 2026: 71% on time (31 flights)71JulAug 2026: 77% on time (31 flights)77Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday4166%
Tuesday3982%
Wednesday3992%
Thursday3990%
Friday3992%
Saturday4080%
Sunday4178%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 59%Late inbound plane 21%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 15%Severe weather 4%

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Questions

How often is DL 1179 from SAN to ATL late?

Delta Air Lines 1179 from San Diego, CA to Atlanta, GA arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 17% of 278 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 2.2% 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.