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DL 679 on time

Delta Air Lines 679: New York to San Francisco at 2:55 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
72%
346 flights · likely 67–76%
Cancelled
1.2%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−5 min
median vs schedule
When late
+73 min
average delay
Similar flights
73%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 4 DL 679 flights from New York arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (28%); 1.2% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 5 minutes early.

DL 679: JFK → SFO

Scheduled to leave New York at 2:55 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 72% of the time (346 flights), in line with other DL flights on the route at that hour (73%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

30%65%100%Sep 2025: 78% on time (27 flights)78SepOct 2025: 90% on time (30 flights)90OctNov 2025: 57% on time (28 flights)57NovDec 2025: 45% on time (29 flights)45DecJan 2026: 65% on time (31 flights)65JanFeb 2026: 75% on time (28 flights)75FebMar 2026: 86% on time (28 flights)86MarApr 2026: 80% on time (30 flights)80AprMay 2026: 71% on time (31 flights)71MayJun 2026: 67% on time (27 flights)67JunJul 2026: 78% on time (27 flights)78JulAug 2026: 70% on time (30 flights)70Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday5377%
Tuesday5271%
Wednesday5273%
Thursday5269%
Friday5279%
Saturday3361%
Sunday5267%

Why it was late

Air traffic & airport (NAS) 52%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 35%Late inbound plane 9%Severe weather 4%

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Questions

How often is DL 679 from JFK to SFO late?

Delta Air Lines 679 from New York, NY to San Francisco, CA arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 28% of 346 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 1.2% 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.