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
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).
| Arrival | Flights | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Early / on-time | 190 | 64% |
| 16-30 min | 47 | 16% |
| 31-60 min | 34 | 11% |
| 61-120 min | 21 | 7% |
| 2+ hrs | 4 | 1% |
Performance by month
| Month | Flights | On-time | Avg delay |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07 | 30 | 63% | +10 min |
| 2025-08 | 31 | 81% | +2 min |
| 2025-09 | 27 | 89% | +1 min |
| 2025-10 | 23 | 74% | +1 min |
| 2025-11 | 16 | 50% | +18 min |
| 2025-12 | 29 | 55% | +21 min |
| 2026-01 | 27 | 78% | 0 min |
| 2026-02 | 7 | 86% | -13 min |
| 2026-03 | 24 | 92% | -3 min |
| 2026-04 | 30 | 37% | +19 min |
| 2026-05 | 26 | 42% | +29 min |
| 2026-06 | 26 | 38% | +37 min |
Performance by day of week
| Day | Flights | On-time |
|---|---|---|
| Mon | 47 | 62% |
| Tue | 43 | 74% |
| Wed | 43 | 70% |
| Thu | 45 | 67% |
| Fri | 45 | 56% |
| Sat | 27 | 59% |
| Sun | 46 | 61% |
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