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DL 991 on time

Delta Air Lines 991: Los Angeles to New York at 1:15 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
75%
323 flights · likely 70–79%
Cancelled
2.2%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−5 min
median vs schedule
When late
+100 min
average delay
Similar flights
76%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 4 DL 991 flights from Los Angeles arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (25%); 2.2% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 5 minutes early.

DL 991: LAX → JFK

Scheduled to leave Los Angeles at 1:15 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 75% of the time (323 flights), in line with other DL flights on the route at that hour (76%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Sep 2025: 83% on time (30 flights)83SepOct 2025: 81% on time (31 flights)81OctNov 2025: 83% on time (29 flights)83NovDec 2025: 79% on time (28 flights)79DecJan 2026: 68% on time (25 flights)68JanFeb 2026: 70% on time (27 flights)70FebMar 2026: 58% on time (31 flights)58MarApr 2026: 87% on time (30 flights)87AprMay 2026: 85% on time (26 flights)85MayJun 2026: 72% on time (18 flights)72JunJul 2026: 59% on time (17 flights)59JulAug 2026: 65% on time (31 flights)65Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday4466%
Tuesday4988%
Wednesday4672%
Thursday4176%
Friday4480%
Saturday4772%
Sunday5269%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 49%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 32%Late inbound plane 19%

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Questions

How often is DL 991 from LAX to JFK late?

Delta Air Lines 991 from Los Angeles, CA to New York, NY arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 25% of 323 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 2.2% 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.