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DL 495 on time

Delta Air Lines 495: San Francisco to Atlanta at 10:59 p.m.; Atlanta to San Francisco at 7:59 p.m. (past 12 months). Figures below the title are for SFO → ATL, its busiest leg

On time
69%
185 flights · likely 62–75%
Cancelled
0.5%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
+1 min
median vs schedule
When late
+63 min
average delay
Similar flights
73%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 3 DL 495 flights from San Francisco arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (31%); 0.5% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 1 minutes late.

DL 495: SFO → ATL

Scheduled to leave San Francisco at 10:59 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 69% of the time (185 flights), worse than other DL flights on the route at that hour (73%). Last seen in the data Aug 2, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Jul 2025: 77% on time (26 flights)77JulAug 2025: 82% on time (22 flights)82AugSep 2025: 71% on time (17 flights)71SepOct 2025: 94% on time (16 flights)94OctNov 2025: 81% on time (16 flights)81NovDec 2025: 84% on time (19 flights)84DecMar 2026: 83% on time (24 flights)83MarApr 2026: too few flights (12 flights)AprMay 2026: 64% on time (25 flights)64MayJun 2026: 57% on time (28 flights)57JunJul 2026: 46% on time (26 flights)46JulAug 2026: too few flights (2 flights)Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday2861%
Tuesday2190%
Wednesday2152%
Thursday2955%
Friday2972%
Saturday2789%
Sunday3063%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 47%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 44%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 9%

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DL 495: ATL → SFO

Scheduled to leave Atlanta at 7:59 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 55% of the time (132 flights), in line with other DL flights on the route at that hour (56%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

30%65%100%Mar 2025: 71% on time (31 flights)71MarApr 2025: 67% on time (30 flights)67AprMay 2025: 58% on time (31 flights)58MayJun 2025: too few flights (7 flights)JunDec 2025: too few flights (12 flights)DecJan 2026: too few flights (11 flights)JanFeb 2026: too few flights (6 flights)FebApr 2026: 50% on time (18 flights)50AprMay 2026: too few flights (6 flights)MayJun 2026: 41% on time (22 flights)41JunJul 2026: 38% on time (26 flights)38JulAug 2026: 71% on time (31 flights)71Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday2245%
Tuesday17—
Wednesday17—
Thursday19—
Friday19—
Saturday18—
Sunday2040%

Why it was late

Air traffic & airport (NAS) 67%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 21%Severe weather 6%Late inbound plane 6%

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Questions

How often is DL 495 from SFO to ATL late?

Delta Air Lines 495 from San Francisco, CA to Atlanta, GA arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 31% of 185 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 0.5% were cancelled.

How often is DL 495 from ATL to SFO late?

Delta Air Lines 495 from Atlanta, GA to San Francisco, CA arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 45% of 132 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.