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DL 2551 on time

Delta Air Lines 2551: Los Angeles to Portland at 2:19 p.m.; Portland to Los Angeles at 5:37 p.m. (past 12 months). Figures below the title are for LAX → PDX, its busiest leg

On time
87%
349 flights · likely 83–90%
Cancelled
0.3%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−14 min
median vs schedule
When late
+71 min
average delay
Similar flights
87%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 8 DL 2551 flights from Los Angeles arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (13%); 0.3% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 14 minutes early.

DL 2551: LAX → PDX

Scheduled to leave Los Angeles at 2:19 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 87% of the time (349 flights), in line with other DL flights on the route at that hour (87%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Sep 2025: 97% on time (30 flights)97SepOct 2025: 90% on time (31 flights)90OctNov 2025: 80% on time (30 flights)80NovDec 2025: 89% on time (19 flights)89DecJan 2026: 81% on time (27 flights)81JanFeb 2026: 82% on time (28 flights)82FebMar 2026: 77% on time (31 flights)77MarApr 2026: 83% on time (30 flights)83AprMay 2026: 97% on time (31 flights)97MayJun 2026: 90% on time (30 flights)90JunJul 2026: 81% on time (31 flights)81JulAug 2026: 94% on time (31 flights)94Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday5188%
Tuesday5084%
Wednesday5094%
Thursday5090%
Friday5084%
Saturday4984%
Sunday4984%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 71%Late inbound plane 26%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 3%

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DL 2551: PDX → LAX

Scheduled to leave Portland at 5:37 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 88% of the time (347 flights), in line with other DL flights on the route at that hour (88%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Sep 2025: 93% on time (30 flights)93SepOct 2025: 94% on time (31 flights)94OctNov 2025: 83% on time (30 flights)83NovDec 2025: 95% on time (19 flights)95DecJan 2026: 88% on time (25 flights)88JanFeb 2026: 86% on time (28 flights)86FebMar 2026: 84% on time (31 flights)84MarApr 2026: 87% on time (30 flights)87AprMay 2026: 87% on time (31 flights)87MayJun 2026: 90% on time (30 flights)90JunJul 2026: 84% on time (31 flights)84JulAug 2026: 94% on time (31 flights)94Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday5188%
Tuesday5086%
Wednesday5094%
Thursday5090%
Friday5084%
Saturday4791%
Sunday4986%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 58%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 36%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 6%

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Questions

How often is DL 2551 from LAX to PDX late?

Delta Air Lines 2551 from Los Angeles, CA to Portland, OR arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 13% of 349 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 0.3% were cancelled.

How often is DL 2551 from PDX to LAX late?

Delta Air Lines 2551 from Portland, OR to Los Angeles, CA arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 12% of 347 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 0.3% 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.