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DL 1387 on time

Delta Air Lines 1387: New York to New Orleans at 4:30 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
76%
356 flights · likely 71–80%
Cancelled
3.4%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−12 min
median vs schedule
When late
+66 min
average delay
Similar flights
81%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 4 DL 1387 flights from New York arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (24%); 3.4% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 12 minutes early.

DL 1387: JFK → MSY

Scheduled to leave New York at 4:30 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 76% of the time (356 flights), worse than other DL flights on the route at that hour (81%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Usually Delta Air Lines's last flight of the day from New York to New Orleans (100% of days). Delta Air Lines's last JFK–MSY flight was cancelled 3.4% of the time, against 7.0% for its earlier ones. If it's cancelled, the next Delta Air Lines flight is usually around 8:30 a.m. the next morning.

Month by month

40%70%100%Sep 2025: 80% on time (30 flights)80SepOct 2025: 81% on time (31 flights)81OctNov 2025: 82% on time (28 flights)82NovDec 2025: 71% on time (28 flights)71DecJan 2026: 70% on time (30 flights)70JanFeb 2026: 79% on time (28 flights)79FebMar 2026: 90% on time (31 flights)90MarApr 2026: 90% on time (29 flights)90AprMay 2026: 68% on time (31 flights)68MayJun 2026: 79% on time (29 flights)79JunJul 2026: 57% on time (30 flights)57JulAug 2026: 68% on time (31 flights)68Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday5283%
Tuesday5267%
Wednesday5084%
Thursday4873%
Friday5178%
Saturday5180%
Sunday5267%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 47%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 27%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 26%

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Questions

How often is DL 1387 from JFK to MSY late?

Delta Air Lines 1387 from New York, NY to New Orleans, LA arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 24% of 356 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 3.4% 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.