Flight OddsDL979 LAX → JFK
Delta Air Lines · Los Angeles, CA to New York, NY · 363 flights observed, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30 · 2,475 mi
On-time arrival
89%
Median delay
-13 min
90th percentile
+24 min
Cancellation rate
2%
How often is DL979 on time?
Across 363 flights on LAX → JFK from 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30, DL979 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 89% of the time. The median arrival delay was -13 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +24 min or later. 2% of flights were cancelled.
Delay distribution
Arrival delay for completed flights (excludes cancellations and diversions).
| Arrival | Flights | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Early / on-time | 309 | 89% |
| 16-30 min | 10 | 3% |
| 31-60 min | 15 | 4% |
| 61-120 min | 5 | 1% |
| 2+ hrs | 9 | 3% |
Performance by month
| Month | Flights | On-time | Avg delay |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07 | 29 | 83% | -9 min |
| 2025-08 | 31 | 100% | -21 min |
| 2025-09 | 29 | 90% | -6 min |
| 2025-10 | 29 | 83% | -6 min |
| 2025-11 | 28 | 86% | +3 min |
| 2025-12 | 29 | 83% | +7 min |
| 2026-01 | 30 | 80% | +29 min |
| 2026-02 | 26 | 81% | +3 min |
| 2026-03 | 29 | 90% | -4 min |
| 2026-04 | 29 | 97% | -15 min |
| 2026-05 | 30 | 93% | -12 min |
| 2026-06 | 29 | 100% | -17 min |
Performance by day of week
| Day | Flights | On-time |
|---|---|---|
| Mon | 48 | 88% |
| Tue | 53 | 83% |
| Wed | 52 | 90% |
| Thu | 47 | 89% |
| Fri | 49 | 94% |
| Sat | 51 | 92% |
| Sun | 48 | 85% |
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