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DL 3956 on time

Delta Air Lines 3956: Seattle to San Jose at 7:50 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
79%
231 flights · likely 73–84%
Cancelled
0.4%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−6 min
median vs schedule
When late
+52 min
average delay
Similar flights
71%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 5 DL 3956 flights from Seattle arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (21%); 0.4% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 6 minutes early.

DL 3956: SEA → SJC

Scheduled to leave Seattle at 7:50 p.m. local time, operated by SkyWest as OO 3956. Over the past year it arrived on time 79% of the time (231 flights), better than other DL flights on the route at that hour (71%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Usually Delta Air Lines's last flight of the day from Seattle to San Jose (100% of days). Delta Air Lines's last SEA–SJC flight was cancelled 0.5% of the time, against 0.1% for its earlier ones. If it's cancelled, the next Delta Air Lines flight is usually around 8:30 a.m. the next morning.

Month by month

40%70%100%Jan 2026: 100% on time (23 flights)100JanFeb 2026: 76% on time (25 flights)76FebMar 2026: 83% on time (30 flights)83MarApr 2026: 87% on time (30 flights)87AprMay 2026: 87% on time (31 flights)87MayJun 2026: 63% on time (30 flights)63JunJul 2026: 58% on time (31 flights)58JulAug 2026: 81% on time (31 flights)81Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday3571%
Tuesday3488%
Wednesday3479%
Thursday3476%
Friday3471%
Saturday2688%
Sunday3479%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 61%Severe weather 20%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 19%

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Questions

How often is DL 3956 from SEA to SJC late?

Delta Air Lines 3956 from Seattle, WA to San Jose, CA arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 21% of 231 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 0.4% 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.