DL3970 MSY → AUS

Delta Air Lines · New Orleans, LA to Austin, TX · 130 flights observed, 2025-07-01 to 2025-11-08 · 445 mi

This flight is usually on time, but has a real long-delay tail — typical (median) delay is -14 min, while the worst 10% run +68 min or later.

DL3970 covers more than one route in the data window — the stats below are for MSY → AUS, the one it has flown most recently. The others are linked under “Other routes”.

On-time arrival
81%
Median delay
-14 min
90th percentile
+68 min
Cancellation rate
0%

How often is DL3970 on time?

Across 130 flights on MSY → AUS from 2025-07-01 to 2025-11-08, DL3970 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 81% of the time. The median arrival delay was -14 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +68 min or later. 0% of flights were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time10581%
16-30 min54%
31-60 min54%
61-120 min97%
2+ hrs54%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-073165%+23 min
2025-083181%+9 min
2025-092990%-11 min
2025-103087%-6 min
2025-118100%-24 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon1883%
Tue1889%
Wed1979%
Thu1974%
Fri1883%
Sat1979%
Sun1883%

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