Recommended Check-In Times (within US)
| Arrival at airport | 2 hours before departure time |
| Finish Check-in | Min. 30 minutes before departure |
| Be at boarding gate | Min. 15 minutes before departure |
(also see exceptions below)
Recommended Check-In Times (to/from non-US cities)
| Arrival at airport | 3 hours before departure time |
| Finish Check-in | Min. 60 minutes before departure |
| Be at boarding gate | Min. 45 minutes before departure |
(also see exceptions below)
Exceptions of Check In time requirements (within-US flights)
| CITY | WITH BAGGAGE | NO BAGGAGE |
| Atlanta, GA (ATL) | 45 minutes | 30 minutes |
| Aspen, CO (ASE) | 45 minutes | 45 minutes |
| Baltimore, MD (BWI) | 45 minutes | 30 minutes |
| Cincinnati, OH (CVG) | 30 minutes | 30 minutes |
| Dallas-Ft. Worth, TX (DFW) | 45 minutes | 30 minutes |
| Denver, CO (DEN) | 45 minutes | 30 minutes |
| Honolulu, HI (HNL) | 45 minutes | 45 minutes |
| Kahului, HI (OGG) | 40 minutes | 30 minutes |
| Kauai, HI (LIH) | 40 minutes | 30 minutes |
| Keahole, HI (KOA) | 40 minutes | 40 minutes |
| Las Vegas, NV (LAS) | 45 minutes | 45 minutes |
| Los Angeles, CA (LAX) | 45 minutes | 30 minutes |
| Miami, FL (MIA) | 45 minutes | 45 minutes |
| Nashville, TN (BNA) | 45 Minutes | 30 Minutes |
| New York, NY (JFK) | 60 minutes | 45 minutes |
| New York, NY (LGA) | 45 minutes | 45 minutes |
| Newark, NJ (EWR) | 45 minutes | 30 minutes |
| Orlando, FL (MCO) | 45 minutes | 30 minutes |
| Philadelphia, PA (PHL) | 45 minutes | 30 minutes |
| Reno, NV (RNO) | 45 minutes | 30 minutes |
| St. Croix, VI (STX) | 60 minutes | 45 minutes |
| St. Thomas, VI (STT) | 60 minutes | 45 minutes |
| San Diego, CA (SAN) | 40 Minutes | 30 Minutes |
| San Francisco, CA (SFO) | 40 minutes | 30 minutes |
| San Juan, PR (SJU) | 45 minutes | 30 minutes |
| Seattle, Washington (SEA) | 40 minutes | 30 minutes |
| Syracuse, NY (SYR) | 45 minutes | 45 minutes |
| Tallahassee (TLH) | 45 minutes | 45 minutes |
| Washington-Dulles (IAD) | 45 minutes | 30 minutes |
| Washington-Reagan (DCA) | 45 minutes | 45 minutes |
In case you are travelling on Delta Shuttle flights, the minimum time requirements depend on whether you are carrying only cabin baggage or check-in baggage as well. These are given below:
Delta Shuttle Flights- Check-in Timelines (before departure of flight)
| CITY | CARRY-ON BAGS | CHECKED BAGS | BOARDING GATE |
| Boston, MA (BOS) | 15 minutes | 30 minutes | 5 minutes |
| Chicago, IL (O’Hare – ORD) | 30 minutes | 30 minutes | 5 minutes |
| Los Angeles, CA (LAX) | 20 minutes | 30 minutes | 5 minutes |
| New York, NY (LaGuardia – LGA) | 15 minutes | 30 minutes | 5 minutes |
| San Francisco, CA (SFO) | 20 minutes | 30 minutes | 5 minutes |
| Seattle, WA (SEA) | 20 minutes | 30 minutes | 5 minutes |
| Washington, D.C. (Reagan National – DCA) | 15 minutes | 30 minutes | 5 minutes |
Exceptions of Check In time requirements (to/from non-US cities)
| CITY | MINIMUM CHECK-IN TIME | BOARDING GATE |
| Accra, Ghana (ACC) | 3-4 hours -even if not checking bags | 2 hours |
| Athens, Greece (ATH) | 2 hours | 60 minutes |
| Bogota, Colombia (BOG) | 2 hours | 45 minutes |
| Dakar, Senegal (DKR) | 90 minutes -even if not checking bags | 60 minutes |
| Dublin, Ireland (DUB) | 4 hours -even if not checking bags | 60 minutes |
| Lagos, Nigeria (LOS) | 75 minutes -even if not checking bags | 45 minutes |
| Moscow, Russia (SVO) | 3 hours | 45 minutes |
| Nassau, Bahamas (NAS) | 2 hours | 45 minutes |
| Providenciales, Turks and Caicos (PLS) | 2 hours | 45 minutes |
| Regina, Canada (YQR) | 2 hours | 60 minutes |
| St. George, Bermuda (BDA) | 90 minutes -even if not checking bags | 45 minutes |
| St. Lucia (UVF) | 2 hours | 45 minutes |
| Toronto, Ontario (YYZ) | 1 hour | 45 minutes |
Methods of Check In
| Online | Opens 24 hrs before flight departure time. Closes 30 mints before flight departure time for travel within US and 60 minutes before departure time of international flight. | Skymiles No., Confirmation No., credit card No. or Ticket no. to be provided |
| Using Mobile Website or Fly Delta Mobile App | Opens 24 hrs before flight departure time | Same as above |
| Airport Kiosks | Opens 24 hrs before flight departure time | a) Insert Skymiles card, credit card or passport.
b) Scan barcode on printed Delta itinerary. c) Select TYPE and enter skymiles, confirmation and ticket number. |
| Curbside | Available in 100 US cities. |
Delta Check-in FAQs:
- Online check in can be done even if tickets are bought from a travel agency.
- Online check in is also possible for connecting flights. Separate boarding pass for connecting flight is allowed.
- Online check in is also possible when you are carrying a check in bag. Check-in baggage can be dropped at the curbside of airport or at the designated red colour baggage drop zones at airport. The table above shows check-in time limits when you are carrying check in baggage.
- If you waitlisted for upgrade to First Class, you will have to check-in at the airport. Online check in is not possible in this situation.
- Online check in is possible with the first operating airline, if there is another airline.
Delta eBoarding Pass FAQs:
Cities where facility of boarding flight is allowed using the e-boarding pass:
| ABERDEEN, SOUTH DAKOTA (ABR) | LINCOLN (LNK) |
| ALBANY, NEW YORK (ALB) | LITTLE ROCK (LIT) |
| ALBANY, GEORGIA (ABY) | LONDON-GATWICK, UK (LGW) |
| ALBUQUERQUE (ABQ) | LONDON-HEATHROW, UK (LHR) |
| ALEXANDRIA (AEX) | LONG BEACH (LGB) |
| ALLENTOWN (ABE) | LOS ANGELES (LAX) |
| ANCHORAGE (ANC) | LOUISVILLE (SDF) |
| ALPENA (APN) | MADISON (MSN) |
| APPLETON (ATW) | MADRID, SPAIN (MAD) |
| ASHVILLE (AVL) | MANCHESTER, UK (MAN) |
| ASPEN (ASE) | MANCHESTER (MHT) |
| ATHENS, GREECE (ATH) | MARQUETTE (MQT) |
| ATLANTA (ATL) | MARTHA’S VINEYARD (MVY) |
| AUGUSTA (AGS) | MEDFORD (MFR) |
| AUSTIN (AUS) | MELBOURNE (MLB) |
| BALTIMORE (BWI) | MEMPHIS (MEM) |
| BANGOR (BGR) | MEXICO CITY, MEXICO, MX (MEX) |
| BARCELONA, SPAIN (BCN) | MIAMI (MIA) |
| BATON ROUGE (BTR) | MILAN-MALPENSA, ITALY (MXP) |
| BAY CITY / MIDLAND (MBS) | MILWAUKEE (MKE) |
| BEMIDJI (BJI) | MINNEAPOLIS-ST. PAUL (MSP) |
| BINGHAMTON (BGM) | MINOT (MOT) |
| BISMARCK (BIS) | MISSOULA (MSO) |
| BLOOMINGTON (BMI) | MOBILE (MOB) |
| BOISE (BOI) | MOLINE (MLI) |
| BOSTON (BOS) | MONTERREY, MEXICO (MTY) |
| BOZEMAN (BZN) | MONTREAL (YUL) |
| BRAINERD (BRD) | MONTGOMERY (MGM) |
| BRUNSWICK (BQK) | MONROE (MLU) |
| BUFFALLO (BUF) | MUNICH, GERMANY (MUC) |
| BURLINGTON (BTV) | NAGOYA, JAPAN (NGO) |
| CALGARY, CANADA (YYC) | NANTUCKET (ACK) |
| CANCUN (CUN) | NASHVILLE (BNA) |
| CANTON / AKRON (CAK) | NEW ORLEANS (MSY) |
| CASPAR (CPR) | NEW YORK-KENNEDY AIRPORT (JFK) |
| CEDAR CITY (CDC) | NEW YORK-LAGUARDIA AIRPORT (LGA) |
| CEDAR RAPIDS (CID) | NEWARK (EWR) |
| CHARLOTTE (CLT) | NEWPORT NEWS (PHF) |
| CHARLOTTESVILLE (CHO) | NORFOLK (ORF) |
| CHATTANOOGA (CHA) | OAKLAND (OAK) |
| CHICAGO-MIDWAY (MDW) | OKLAHOMA CITY (OKC) |
| CHICAGO-O’HARE (ORD) | OMAHA (OMA) |
| CHIPPEWA COUNTY, MICHIGAN (CIU) | ONSLOW COUNTY (OAJ) |
| CINCINNATI (CVG) | ONTARIO (ONT) |
| CLEVELAND (CLE) | ORANGE COUNTY (SNA) |
| CODY (COD) | ORLANDO (MCO) |
| COLORADO SPRINGS (COS) | OSAKA-KANSAI AIRPORT, JAPAN (KIX) |
| COLUMBIA (CAE) | OTTAWA, CANADA (YOW) |
| COLUMBUS, OHIO (CMH) | PALM SPRINGS (PSP) |
| COLUMBUS, GEORGIA (CSG) | PANAMA CITY (ECP) |
| COLUMBUS, MISSISSIPPI (GTR) | PASCO (PSC) |
| COPENHAGEN, DENMARK (CPH) | PELLSTON (PLN) |
| DALLAS/FT. WORTH (DFW) | PENSACOLA (PNS) |
| DALLAS-LOVE FIELD (DAL) | PEORIA (PIA) |
| DAYTON (DAY) | PHILADELPHIA (PHL) |
| DAYTONA BEACH (DAB) | PHOENIX (PHX) |
| DENVER (DEN) | PISA, ITALY (PSA) |
| DES MOINES (DSM) | PITTSBURGH (PIT) |
| DETROIT (DTW) | POCATELLO (PIH) |
| DOTHAN (DHN) | PORTLAND (PDX) |
| DULUTH (DLH) | PORTLAND (PWM) |
| DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, AE (DXB) | PROVIDENCE (PVD) |
| DUSSELDORF, GERMANY (DUS) | RALEIGH/DURHAM (RDU) |
| EDMONTON, CANADA (YEG) | RAPID CITY (RAP) |
| ELKO (EKO) | RENO (RNO) |
| EL PASO (ELP) | RHINELANDER (RHI) |
| EL SALVADOR (SAL) | RICHMOND, VA (RIC) |
| ERIE (ERI) | ROANOKE (ROA) |
| ESCANABA (ESC) | ROCK SPRINGS (RKS) |
| EUGENE (EUG) | ROCHESTER, NY (ROC) |
| EVANSVILLE (EVV) | ROME, ITALY (FCO) |
| FAIRBANKS (FAI) | SACRAMENTO (SMF) |
| FARGO (FAR) | SAIPAN (SPN) |
| FAYETTEVILLE (FAY) | SALT LAKE CITY (SLC) |
| FAYETTEVILLE-NW ARKANSAS REG (XNA) | SAN ANTONIO (SAT) |
| FLINT (FNT) | SAN DIEGO (SAN) |
| FORT LAUDERDALE (FLL) | SAN FRANCISCO (SFO) |
| FORT MYERS (RSW) | SAN JOSE (SJC) |
| FORT SMITH (FSM) | SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO (SJU) |
| FORT WALTON BEACH (VPS) | SANTIAGO, CHILE (SCL) |
| FORT WAYNE (FWA) | SARRASOTA (SRQ) |
| FRANKFURT, GERMANY (FRA) | SAVANNAH (SAV) |
| GAINESVILLE (GNV) | SEOUL-INCHEON, SOUTH KOREA (ICN) |
| GILLETTE (GCC) | SHANNON, IRELAND (SNN) |
| GRAND FORKS (GFK) | SHREVEPORT (SHV) |
| GRAND RAPIDS (GRR) | SCRANTON (AVP) |
| GRAND JUNCTION (GJT) | SEATTLE (SEA) |
| GREAT FALLS (GTF) | SIOUX FALLS (FSD) |
| GREEN BAY (GRB) | SITKA (SIT) |
| GREENSBORO (GSO) | SOUTH PADRE ISLAND (HRL) |
| GREENVILLE / SPARTANBURG (GSP) | SOUTHBEND (SBN) |
| GUADALAJARA, MEXICO, MX (GDL) | SPOKANE (GEG) |
| GUAM (GUM) | SPRINGFIELD (SGF) |
| GULFPORT / BILOXI (GPT) | ST THOMAS (STT) |
| HARTFORD/SPRINGFIELD (BDL) | ST. GEORGE (SGU) |
| HAYDEN (HDN) | ST. LOUIS (STL) |
| HELENA (HLN) | STATE COLLEGE (SCE) |
| HARRISBURG (MDT) | STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN (ARN) |
| HONG KONG (HKG) | STUTTGART, GERMANY (STR) |
| HONOLULU (HNL) | SUN VALLEY (SUN) |
| HOUSTON (HOU) | SYRACUSE (SYR) |
| HOUSTON-GEORGE BUSH INTERCONTINENTAL (IAH) | TAIPEI, TAIWAN (TPE) |
| HUNTSVILLE (HSV) | TALLAHASSEE (TLH) |
| IDAHO FALLS (IDA) | TAMPA (TPA) |
| INDIANAPOLIS (IND) | TOKYO-HANEDA, JAPAN (HND) |
| IRON MOUNTAIN (IMT) | TOKYO-NARITA, JAPAN (NRT) |
| JACKSON (JAN) | TORONTO, CANADA (YYZ) |
| JACKSON HOLE (JAC) | TRAVERSE CITY (TVC) |
| JACKSONVILLE (JAX) | TRI CITY (TRI) |
| JUNEAU (JNU) | TUCSON (TUS) |
| KAHULUI (OGG) | TULSA (TUL) |
| KALAMAZOO (AZO) | TWIN FALLS (TWF) |
| KALISPELL (FCA) | VAIL (EGE) |
| KANSAS CITY (MCI) | VALDOSTA (VLD) |
| KETCHIKAN (KTN) | VANCOUVER, CANADA (YVR) |
| KILLEEN-FORT HOOD (GRK) | VENICE, ITALY (VCE) |
| KNOXVILLE (TYS) | WASHINGTON, D.C. – DULLES (IAD) |
| KONA, HAWAII (KOA) | WASHINGTON, D.C. – REAGAN NATIONAL (DCA) |
| LA CROSSE (LSE) | WAUSAU (CWA) |
| LAFAYETTE (LFT) | WEST PALM BEACH (PBI) |
| LANSING (LAN) | WEST YELLOWSTONE (WYS) |
| LAS VEGAS (LAS) | WHITE PLAINS (HPN) |
| LEWISTON (LWS) | WILLISTON (ISN) |
| LEXINGTON (LEX) | WILMINGTON (ILM) |
| LIHUE, KAUA’I (LIH) | WINNIPEG, CANADA (YWG) |
| LIMA, PERU (LIM) | ZURICH, SWITZERLAND (ZRH) |
- Even in case of flight upgrade, you are allowed to board flight using the same eboarding pass.
- There is a need to have the bar code image of eboarding pass on mobile screen and ensure that the backlight is on for the purpose of reading it.
- You must also carry valid ID proof as per government requirements.eBoarding pass of Delta can be viewed within the Fly Delta mobile app. It can also be sent to the email or on mobile number by way of an email or text message.