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DL 381 on time

Delta Air Lines 381: Austin to San Francisco at 7:10 a.m.; San Francisco to Austin at 1:57 p.m. (past 12 months). Figures below the title are for AUS → SFO, its busiest leg

On time
73%
365 flights · likely 69–78%
Cancelled
1.4%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−4 min
median vs schedule
When late
+66 min
average delay
Similar flights
68%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 4 DL 381 flights from Austin arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (27%); 1.4% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 4 minutes early.

DL 381: AUS → SFO

Scheduled to leave Austin at 7:10 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 73% of the time (365 flights), better than other DL flights on the route at that hour (68%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Sep 2025: 60% on time (30 flights)60SepOct 2025: 68% on time (31 flights)68OctNov 2025: 73% on time (30 flights)73NovDec 2025: 71% on time (31 flights)71DecJan 2026: 52% on time (31 flights)52JanFeb 2026: 61% on time (28 flights)61FebMar 2026: 84% on time (31 flights)84MarApr 2026: 53% on time (30 flights)53AprMay 2026: 84% on time (31 flights)84MayJun 2026: 83% on time (30 flights)83JunJul 2026: 90% on time (31 flights)90JulAug 2026: 100% on time (31 flights)100Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday5375%
Tuesday5273%
Wednesday5271%
Thursday5277%
Friday5279%
Saturday5277%
Sunday5262%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 41%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 31%Late inbound plane 28%

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DL 381: SFO → AUS

Scheduled to leave San Francisco at 1:57 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 70% of the time (365 flights), better than other DL flights on the route at that hour (65%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Sep 2025: 67% on time (30 flights)67SepOct 2025: 52% on time (31 flights)52OctNov 2025: 60% on time (30 flights)60NovDec 2025: 61% on time (31 flights)61DecJan 2026: 61% on time (31 flights)61JanFeb 2026: 68% on time (28 flights)68FebMar 2026: 84% on time (31 flights)84MarApr 2026: 60% on time (30 flights)60AprMay 2026: 74% on time (31 flights)74MayJun 2026: 67% on time (30 flights)67JunJul 2026: 90% on time (31 flights)90JulAug 2026: 97% on time (31 flights)97Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday5358%
Tuesday5283%
Wednesday5267%
Thursday5273%
Friday5273%
Saturday5273%
Sunday5263%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 50%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 34%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 15%Severe weather 2%

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Questions

How often is DL 381 from AUS to SFO late?

Delta Air Lines 381 from Austin, TX to San Francisco, CA arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 27% of 365 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 1.4% were cancelled.

How often is DL 381 from SFO to AUS late?

Delta Air Lines 381 from San Francisco, CA to Austin, TX arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 30% of 365 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 1.6% 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.