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DL 1238 on time

Delta Air Lines 1238: Portland to Salt Lake City at 7:20 p.m.; Salt Lake City to Portland at 5:10 p.m. (past 12 months). Figures below the title are for PDX → SLC, its busiest leg

On time
84%
148 flights · likely 78–89%
Cancelled
5.4%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−11 min
median vs schedule
When late
+125 min
average delay
Similar flights
87%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 6 DL 1238 flights from Portland arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (16%); 5.4% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 11 minutes early.

DL 1238: PDX → SLC

Scheduled to leave Portland at 7:20 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 84% of the time (148 flights), in line with other DL flights on the route at that hour (87%). Last seen in the data Aug 30, 2026.

Usually Delta Air Lines's last flight of the day from Portland to Salt Lake City (100% of days). Delta Air Lines's last PDX–SLC flight was cancelled 2.2% of the time, against 1.3% for its earlier ones. If it's cancelled, the next Delta Air Lines flight is usually around 5:45 a.m. the next morning.

Month by month

40%70%100%Mar 2025: 85% on time (20 flights)85MarApr 2025: 92% on time (26 flights)92AprMay 2025: 100% on time (25 flights)100MayJun 2025: too few flights (6 flights)JunDec 2025: too few flights (9 flights)DecJan 2026: too few flights (3 flights)JanMar 2026: 86% on time (21 flights)86MarApr 2026: 100% on time (26 flights)100AprMay 2026: 84% on time (25 flights)84MayJun 2026: 87% on time (23 flights)87JunJul 2026: 79% on time (24 flights)79JulAug 2026: 76% on time (17 flights)76Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday2688%
Tuesday2291%
Wednesday2095%
Thursday2483%
Friday2685%
Saturday3—
Sunday2774%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 61%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 38%

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DL 1238: SLC → PDX

Scheduled to leave Salt Lake City at 5:10 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 78% of the time (148 flights), worse than other DL flights on the route at that hour (82%). Last seen in the data Aug 30, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Mar 2025: 95% on time (20 flights)95MarApr 2025: 88% on time (26 flights)88AprMay 2025: 85% on time (27 flights)85MayJun 2025: too few flights (7 flights)JunDec 2025: too few flights (9 flights)DecJan 2026: too few flights (3 flights)JanMar 2026: 76% on time (21 flights)76MarApr 2026: 96% on time (26 flights)96AprMay 2026: 88% on time (25 flights)88MayJun 2026: 83% on time (23 flights)83JunJul 2026: 75% on time (24 flights)75JulAug 2026: 59% on time (17 flights)59Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday2685%
Tuesday2286%
Wednesday2095%
Thursday2475%
Friday2673%
Saturday3—
Sunday2770%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 52%Late inbound plane 39%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 7%Severe weather 2%

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Questions

How often is DL 1238 from PDX to SLC late?

Delta Air Lines 1238 from Portland, OR to Salt Lake City, UT arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 16% of 148 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 5.4% were cancelled.

How often is DL 1238 from SLC to PDX late?

Delta Air Lines 1238 from Salt Lake City, UT to Portland, OR arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 22% of 148 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 5.4% 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.