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Delta Air Lines / AUS → JFK

DL 1406 on time

Delta Air Lines 1406: Austin to New York at 11:45 a.m.; New York to Austin at 7:00 a.m. (past 12 months). Figures below the title are for AUS → JFK, its busiest leg

On time
76%
224 flights · likely 70–81%
Cancelled
7.1%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−7 min
median vs schedule
When late
+77 min
average delay
Similar flights
80%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 4 DL 1406 flights from Austin arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (24%); 7.1% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 7 minutes early.

DL 1406: AUS → JFK

Scheduled to leave Austin at 11:45 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 76% of the time (224 flights), worse than other DL flights on the route at that hour (80%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Apr 2025: 80% on time (30 flights)80AprMay 2025: 81% on time (31 flights)81MayJun 2025: too few flights (7 flights)JunDec 2025: too few flights (12 flights)DecJan 2026: 81% on time (31 flights)81JanFeb 2026: 75% on time (28 flights)75FebMar 2026: 74% on time (31 flights)74MarApr 2026: 97% on time (30 flights)97AprMay 2026: too few flights (6 flights)MayJun 2026: 71% on time (24 flights)71JunJul 2026: 71% on time (31 flights)71JulAug 2026: 65% on time (31 flights)65Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday3367%
Tuesday3284%
Wednesday3278%
Thursday3177%
Friday3181%
Saturday3278%
Sunday3370%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 37%Late inbound plane 36%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 26%

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DL 1406: JFK → AUS

Scheduled to leave New York at 7:00 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 84% of the time (146 flights), in line with other DL flights on the route at that hour (85%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Feb 2026: 71% on time (17 flights)71FebMar 2026: 74% on time (31 flights)74MarApr 2026: too few flights (12 flights)AprJun 2026: 96% on time (24 flights)96JunJul 2026: 94% on time (31 flights)94JulAug 2026: 74% on time (31 flights)74Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday2171%
Tuesday2085%
Wednesday2080%
Thursday2190%
Friday2195%
Saturday2181%
Sunday2282%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 54%Severe weather 23%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 23%Late inbound plane 1%

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Questions

How often is DL 1406 from AUS to JFK late?

Delta Air Lines 1406 from Austin, TX to New York, NY arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 24% of 224 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 7.1% were cancelled.

How often is DL 1406 from JFK to AUS late?

Delta Air Lines 1406 from New York, NY to Austin, TX arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 16% of 146 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 8.2% 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.