DL701 JFK → LAX

Delta Air Lines · New York, NY to Los Angeles, CA · 61 flights observed, 2025-12-20 to 2026-06-05 · 2,475 mi

This flight runs much more reliably at some times of day than others — 100% on-time departing 12–3pm vs. 50% departing 6–9pm.

DL701 covers more than one route in the data window — the stats below are for JFK → LAX, the one it has flown most recently. The others are linked under “Other routes”.

On-time arrival
83%
Median delay
-8 min
90th percentile
+39 min
Cancellation rate
3%

How often is DL701 on time?

Across 61 flights on JFK → LAX from 2025-12-20 to 2026-06-05, DL701 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 83% of the time. The median arrival delay was -8 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +39 min or later. 3% of flights were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time4983%
16-30 min23%
31-60 min47%
61-120 min35%
2+ hrs12%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-121050%+26 min
2026-01450%+26 min
2026-03888%+9 min
2026-041392%-3 min
2026-051995%-14 min
2026-065100%-29 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon1580%
Tue683%
Wed580%
Thu1587%
Fri683%
Sat3100%
Sun978%

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