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DL 1143 on time

Delta Air Lines 1143: Los Angeles to Houston at 9:40 a.m. (past 12 months)

On time
85%
365 flights · likely 81–88%
Cancelled
0.5%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−6 min
median vs schedule
When late
+70 min
average delay
Similar flights
81%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 7 DL 1143 flights from Los Angeles arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (15%); 0.5% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 6 minutes early.

DL 1143: LAX → IAH

Scheduled to leave Los Angeles at 9:40 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 85% of the time (365 flights), better than other DL flights on the route at that hour (81%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Sep 2025: 93% on time (30 flights)93SepOct 2025: 90% on time (31 flights)90OctNov 2025: 83% on time (30 flights)83NovDec 2025: 90% on time (31 flights)90DecJan 2026: 90% on time (31 flights)90JanFeb 2026: 82% on time (28 flights)82FebMar 2026: 81% on time (31 flights)81MarApr 2026: 83% on time (30 flights)83AprMay 2026: 77% on time (31 flights)77MayJun 2026: 80% on time (30 flights)80JunJul 2026: 74% on time (31 flights)74JulAug 2026: 90% on time (31 flights)90Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday5394%
Tuesday5285%
Wednesday5287%
Thursday5290%
Friday5281%
Saturday5275%
Sunday5281%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 52%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 25%Late inbound plane 23%

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Questions

How often is DL 1143 from LAX to IAH late?

Delta Air Lines 1143 from Los Angeles, CA to Houston, TX arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 15% of 365 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 0.5% were cancelled.

Flight numbers change. Figures cover flights with this airline, number and route only. "Likely range" is the 95% interval for the true on-time rate given the number of flights. This is history, not live status: check Delta Air Lines for today's flight. Method.