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DL 2861 on time

Delta Air Lines 2861: Seattle to Los Angeles at 5:59 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
74%
365 flights · likely 70–78%
Cancelled
0.0%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−3 min
median vs schedule
When late
+69 min
average delay
Similar flights
74%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 4 DL 2861 flights from Seattle arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (26%); 0.0% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 3 minutes early.

DL 2861: SEA → LAX

Scheduled to leave Seattle at 5:59 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 74% of the time (365 flights), in line with other DL flights on the route at that hour (74%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Sep 2025: 93% on time (30 flights)93SepOct 2025: 65% on time (31 flights)65OctNov 2025: 87% on time (30 flights)87NovDec 2025: 71% on time (31 flights)71DecJan 2026: 81% on time (31 flights)81JanFeb 2026: 79% on time (28 flights)79FebMar 2026: 84% on time (31 flights)84MarApr 2026: 77% on time (30 flights)77AprMay 2026: 71% on time (31 flights)71MayJun 2026: 73% on time (30 flights)73JunJul 2026: 48% on time (31 flights)48JulAug 2026: 65% on time (31 flights)65Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday5387%
Tuesday5277%
Wednesday5275%
Thursday5269%
Friday5269%
Saturday5275%
Sunday5267%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 48%Late inbound plane 34%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 17%

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Questions

How often is DL 2861 from SEA to LAX late?

Delta Air Lines 2861 from Seattle, WA to Los Angeles, CA arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 26% of 365 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 0.0% 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.