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DL 2038 on time

Delta Air Lines 2038: Salt Lake City to Newark at 11:38 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
84%
358 flights · likely 79–87%
Cancelled
2.2%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−6 min
median vs schedule
When late
+43 min
average delay
Similar flights
86%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 6 DL 2038 flights from Salt Lake City arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (16%); 2.2% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 6 minutes early.

DL 2038: SLC → EWR

Scheduled to leave Salt Lake City at 11:38 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 84% of the time (358 flights), in line with other DL flights on the route at that hour (86%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Usually Delta Air Lines's last flight of the day from Salt Lake City to Newark (100% of days). Delta Air Lines's last SLC–EWR flight was cancelled 2.2% of the time, against 3.1% for its earlier ones. If it's cancelled, the next Delta Air Lines flight is usually around 10:27 a.m. the next morning.

Month by month

40%70%100%Sep 2025: 93% on time (30 flights)93SepOct 2025: 77% on time (30 flights)77OctNov 2025: 96% on time (28 flights)96NovDec 2025: 90% on time (29 flights)90DecJan 2026: 84% on time (31 flights)84JanFeb 2026: 75% on time (28 flights)75FebMar 2026: 87% on time (31 flights)87MarApr 2026: 73% on time (30 flights)73AprMay 2026: 84% on time (31 flights)84MayJun 2026: 87% on time (30 flights)87JunJul 2026: 76% on time (29 flights)76JulAug 2026: 81% on time (31 flights)81Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday5383%
Tuesday5288%
Wednesday5190%
Thursday5080%
Friday4984%
Saturday5171%
Sunday5288%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 46%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 36%Late inbound plane 17%Severe weather 2%

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Questions

How often is DL 2038 from SLC to EWR late?

Delta Air Lines 2038 from Salt Lake City, UT to Newark, NJ arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 16% of 358 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.