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DL 420 on time

Delta Air Lines 420: Los Angeles to Dallas at 6:59 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
80%
357 flights · likely 76–84%
Cancelled
1.4%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−6 min
median vs schedule
When late
+76 min
average delay
Similar flights
81%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 5 DL 420 flights from Los Angeles arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (20%); 1.4% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 6 minutes early.

DL 420: LAX → DFW

Scheduled to leave Los Angeles at 6:59 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 80% of the time (357 flights), in line with other DL flights on the route at that hour (81%). Last seen in the data Aug 30, 2026.

Usually Delta Air Lines's last flight of the day from Los Angeles to Dallas (99% of days). Delta Air Lines's last LAX–DFW flight was cancelled 1.4% of the time, against 1.3% for its earlier ones. If it's cancelled, the next Delta Air Lines flight is usually around 7:35 a.m. the next morning.

Month by month

40%70%100%Sep 2025: 93% on time (30 flights)93SepOct 2025: 84% on time (31 flights)84OctNov 2025: 73% on time (30 flights)73NovDec 2025: 87% on time (31 flights)87DecJan 2026: 73% on time (26 flights)73JanFeb 2026: 69% on time (26 flights)69FebMar 2026: 84% on time (31 flights)84MarApr 2026: 90% on time (30 flights)90AprMay 2026: 68% on time (31 flights)68MayJun 2026: 80% on time (30 flights)80JunJul 2026: 81% on time (31 flights)81JulAug 2026: 77% on time (30 flights)77Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday5283%
Tuesday5277%
Wednesday5283%
Thursday5283%
Friday5283%
Saturday4781%
Sunday5072%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 50%Late inbound plane 33%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 14%Severe weather 3%

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Questions

How often is DL 420 from LAX to DFW late?

Delta Air Lines 420 from Los Angeles, CA to Dallas/Fort Worth, TX arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 20% of 357 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 1.4% 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.