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DL 1296 on time

Delta Air Lines 1296: Salt Lake City to San Diego at 11:10 a.m.; San Diego to Salt Lake City at 1:25 p.m. (past 12 months). Figures below the title are for SLC → SAN, its busiest leg

On time
79%
365 flights · likely 75–83%
Cancelled
1.6%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−3 min
median vs schedule
When late
+46 min
average delay
Similar flights
79%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 5 DL 1296 flights from Salt Lake City arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (21%); 1.6% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 3 minutes early.

DL 1296: SLC → SAN

Scheduled to leave Salt Lake City at 11:10 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 79% of the time (365 flights), in line with other DL flights on the route at that hour (79%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Sep 2025: 93% on time (30 flights)93SepOct 2025: 77% on time (31 flights)77OctNov 2025: 80% on time (30 flights)80NovDec 2025: 74% on time (31 flights)74DecJan 2026: 81% on time (31 flights)81JanFeb 2026: 75% on time (28 flights)75FebMar 2026: 97% on time (31 flights)97MarApr 2026: 87% on time (30 flights)87AprMay 2026: 90% on time (31 flights)90MayJun 2026: 70% on time (30 flights)70JunJul 2026: 77% on time (31 flights)77JulAug 2026: 52% on time (31 flights)52Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday5377%
Tuesday5287%
Wednesday5285%
Thursday5275%
Friday5263%
Saturday5283%
Sunday5287%

Why it was late

Air traffic & airport (NAS) 50%Late inbound plane 23%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 20%Severe weather 7%

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DL 1296: SAN → SLC

Scheduled to leave San Diego at 1:25 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 81% of the time (186 flights), in line with other DL flights on the route at that hour (83%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Jun 2025: 90% on time (30 flights)90JunJul 2025: 74% on time (31 flights)74JulAug 2025: too few flights (10 flights)AugDec 2025: too few flights (12 flights)DecJan 2026: too few flights (4 flights)JanFeb 2026: 88% on time (17 flights)88FebMar 2026: 97% on time (31 flights)97MarApr 2026: 90% on time (30 flights)90AprMay 2026: too few flights (6 flights)MayJun 2026: 83% on time (24 flights)83JunJul 2026: 74% on time (31 flights)74JulAug 2026: 65% on time (31 flights)65Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday2774%
Tuesday2696%
Wednesday2688%
Thursday2677%
Friday2669%
Saturday2774%
Sunday2889%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 72%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 21%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 6%

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Questions

How often is DL 1296 from SLC to SAN late?

Delta Air Lines 1296 from Salt Lake City, UT to San Diego, CA arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 21% of 365 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 1.6% were cancelled.

How often is DL 1296 from SAN to SLC late?

Delta Air Lines 1296 from San Diego, CA to Salt Lake City, UT arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 19% of 186 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 2.7% 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.