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DL 863 on time

Delta Air Lines 863: New York to Salt Lake City at 6:40 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
69%
329 flights · likely 63–73%
Cancelled
2.1%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−2 min
median vs schedule
When late
+61 min
average delay
Similar flights
69%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 3 DL 863 flights from New York arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (31%); 2.1% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 2 minutes early.

DL 863: JFK → SLC

Scheduled to leave New York at 6:40 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 69% of the time (329 flights), in line with other DL flights on the route at that hour (69%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Usually Delta Air Lines's last flight of the day from New York to Salt Lake City (100% of days). Delta Air Lines's last JFK–SLC flight was cancelled 2.2% of the time, against 1.9% for its earlier ones. If it's cancelled, the next Delta Air Lines flight is usually around 6:00 a.m. the next morning.

Month by month

40%70%100%Sep 2025: 83% on time (30 flights)83SepOct 2025: 68% on time (31 flights)68OctNov 2025: 79% on time (28 flights)79NovDec 2025: too few flights (1 flights)DecJan 2026: 59% on time (27 flights)59JanFeb 2026: 71% on time (28 flights)71FebMar 2026: 68% on time (31 flights)68MarApr 2026: 73% on time (30 flights)73AprMay 2026: 68% on time (31 flights)68MayJun 2026: 70% on time (30 flights)70JunJul 2026: 71% on time (31 flights)71JulAug 2026: 45% on time (31 flights)45Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday4976%
Tuesday4770%
Wednesday4770%
Thursday4667%
Friday4661%
Saturday4779%
Sunday4757%

Why it was late

Air traffic & airport (NAS) 51%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 33%Late inbound plane 14%Severe weather 1%

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Questions

How often is DL 863 from JFK to SLC late?

Delta Air Lines 863 from New York, NY to Salt Lake City, UT arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 31% of 329 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 2.1% 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.