LAX → JFK Delta Air Lines
Delta Air Lines · Los Angeles, CA to New York, NY · 3,358 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30 · aggregated across 17 flight numbers
On-time arrival
82%
Median delay
-12 min
90th percentile
+42 min
Cancellation rate
2%
How on-time is Delta Air Lines from LAX to JFK?
Across every Delta Air Lines flight number on LAX → JFK (3,358 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30), 82% arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. Median arrival delay -12 min; the worst 10% ran +42 min or later. 2% were cancelled.
Delay distribution
Arrival delay for completed flights (excludes cancellations and diversions).
| Arrival | Flights | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Early / on-time | 2,695 | 82% |
| 16-30 min | 174 | 5% |
| 31-60 min | 168 | 5% |
| 61-120 min | 113 | 3% |
| 2+ hrs | 129 | 4% |
Performance by month
| Month | Flights | On-time | Avg delay |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07 | 276 | 77% | +6 min |
| 2025-08 | 287 | 85% | -2 min |
| 2025-09 | 278 | 86% | -5 min |
| 2025-10 | 286 | 87% | -3 min |
| 2025-11 | 273 | 82% | -2 min |
| 2025-12 | 260 | 83% | +8 min |
| 2026-01 | 239 | 79% | +15 min |
| 2026-02 | 210 | 78% | +14 min |
| 2026-03 | 294 | 75% | +6 min |
| 2026-04 | 296 | 86% | -4 min |
| 2026-05 | 300 | 86% | +4 min |
| 2026-06 | 280 | 80% | +9 min |
Performance by day of week
| Day | Flights | On-time |
|---|---|---|
| Mon | 505 | 81% |
| Tue | 472 | 82% |
| Wed | 460 | 80% |
| Thu | 508 | 82% |
| Fri | 494 | 86% |
| Sat | 356 | 86% |
| Sun | 484 | 79% |
DL flight numbers on LAX → JFK
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