DL1071 DCA → LAX

Delta Air Lines · Washington, DC to Los Angeles, CA · 62 flights observed, 2026-01-05 to 2026-03-07 · 2,311 mi

This flight's reliability varies a lot by day of week — 100% on-time on Tuesdays vs. 56% on Mondays.

DL1071 covers more than one route in the data window — the stats below are for DCA → LAX, the one it has flown most recently. The others are linked under “Other routes”.

On-time arrival
83%
Median delay
-9 min
90th percentile
+50 min
Cancellation rate
3%

How often is DL1071 on time?

Across 62 flights on DCA → LAX from 2026-01-05 to 2026-03-07, DL1071 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 83% of the time. The median arrival delay was -9 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +50 min or later. 3% of flights were cancelled.

Delay distribution

Arrival delay for completed flights (excludes cancellations and diversions).

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time5083%
16-30 min23%
31-60 min35%
61-120 min23%
2+ hrs35%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2026-012685%-15 min
2026-022781%+47 min
2026-03786%-1 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon956%
Tue9100%
Wed978%
Thu978%
Fri978%
Sat9100%
Sun6100%

Based on US Department of Transportation Bureau of Transportation Statistics on-time data. Loading live conditions and full charts…