Flight OddsJFK → LAX Delta Air Lines
Delta Air Lines · New York, NY to Los Angeles, CA · 3,358 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30 · aggregated across 14 flight numbers
On-time arrival
78%
Median delay
-7 min
90th percentile
+45 min
Cancellation rate
2%
How on-time is Delta Air Lines from JFK to LAX?
Across every Delta Air Lines flight number on JFK → LAX (3,358 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30), 78% arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. Median arrival delay -7 min; the worst 10% ran +45 min or later. 2% were cancelled.
Delay distribution
Arrival delay for completed flights (excludes cancellations and diversions).
| Arrival | Flights | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Early / on-time | 2,580 | 78% |
| 16-30 min | 255 | 8% |
| 31-60 min | 210 | 6% |
| 61-120 min | 148 | 4% |
| 2+ hrs | 103 | 3% |
Performance by month
| Month | Flights | On-time | Avg delay |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07 | 283 | 75% | +10 min |
| 2025-08 | 289 | 84% | -3 min |
| 2025-09 | 275 | 81% | +5 min |
| 2025-10 | 288 | 78% | +6 min |
| 2025-11 | 273 | 75% | +7 min |
| 2025-12 | 260 | 70% | +11 min |
| 2026-01 | 239 | 77% | -1 min |
| 2026-02 | 212 | 79% | +2 min |
| 2026-03 | 295 | 90% | -10 min |
| 2026-04 | 298 | 81% | +0 min |
| 2026-05 | 302 | 79% | +5 min |
| 2026-06 | 282 | 67% | +20 min |
Performance by day of week
| Day | Flights | On-time |
|---|---|---|
| Mon | 504 | 80% |
| Tue | 468 | 82% |
| Wed | 459 | 79% |
| Thu | 510 | 77% |
| Fri | 499 | 81% |
| Sat | 359 | 77% |
| Sun | 497 | 72% |
DL flight numbers on JFK → LAX
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