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DL 938 on time

Delta Air Lines 938: Los Angeles to New York at 3:10 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
75%
302 flights · likely 70–79%
Cancelled
1.7%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−9 min
median vs schedule
When late
+94 min
average delay
Similar flights
74%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 4 DL 938 flights from Los Angeles arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (25%); 1.7% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 9 minutes early.

DL 938: LAX → JFK

Scheduled to leave Los Angeles at 3:10 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 75% of the time (302 flights), in line with other DL flights on the route at that hour (74%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Sep 2025: 92% on time (26 flights)92SepOct 2025: 78% on time (27 flights)78OctNov 2025: 72% on time (25 flights)72NovDec 2025: 80% on time (25 flights)80DecJan 2026: 71% on time (21 flights)71JanFeb 2026: 71% on time (17 flights)71FebMar 2026: 56% on time (25 flights)56MarApr 2026: 85% on time (26 flights)85AprMay 2026: 87% on time (30 flights)87MayJun 2026: 81% on time (27 flights)81JunJul 2026: 56% on time (27 flights)56JulAug 2026: 65% on time (26 flights)65Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday5374%
Tuesday4379%
Wednesday4185%
Thursday5066%
Friday5279%
Saturday13—
Sunday5070%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 58%Late inbound plane 21%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 20%

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Questions

How often is DL 938 from LAX to JFK late?

Delta Air Lines 938 from Los Angeles, CA to New York, NY arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 25% of 302 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 1.7% 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.