DL2986 LAX → SFO

Delta Air Lines · Los Angeles, CA to San Francisco, CA · 299 flights observed, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30 · 337 mi

This flight has been getting less reliable recently — 2026-06's on-time rate (38%) is well below the 68% average from earlier months.
On-time arrival
64%
Median delay
+5 min
90th percentile
+57 min
Cancellation rate
1%

How often is DL2986 on time?

Across 299 flights on LAX → SFO from 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30, DL2986 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 64% of the time. The median arrival delay was +5 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +57 min or later. 1% of flights were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time19064%
16-30 min4716%
31-60 min3411%
61-120 min217%
2+ hrs41%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-073063%+10 min
2025-083181%+2 min
2025-092789%+1 min
2025-102374%+1 min
2025-111650%+18 min
2025-122955%+21 min
2026-012778%0 min
2026-02786%-13 min
2026-032492%-3 min
2026-043037%+19 min
2026-052642%+29 min
2026-062638%+37 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon4762%
Tue4374%
Wed4370%
Thu4567%
Fri4556%
Sat2759%
Sun4661%

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