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DL 697 on time

Delta Air Lines 697: Salt Lake City to New York at 5:25 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
78%
365 flights · likely 74–82%
Cancelled
1.9%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−12 min
median vs schedule
When late
+65 min
average delay
Similar flights
78%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 5 DL 697 flights from Salt Lake City arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (22%); 1.9% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 12 minutes early.

DL 697: SLC → JFK

Scheduled to leave Salt Lake City at 5:25 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 78% of the time (365 flights), in line with other DL flights on the route at that hour (78%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Sep 2025: 83% on time (30 flights)83SepOct 2025: 77% on time (31 flights)77OctNov 2025: 87% on time (30 flights)87NovDec 2025: 87% on time (31 flights)87DecJan 2026: 77% on time (31 flights)77JanFeb 2026: 71% on time (28 flights)71FebMar 2026: 81% on time (31 flights)81MarApr 2026: 83% on time (30 flights)83AprMay 2026: 81% on time (31 flights)81MayJun 2026: 80% on time (30 flights)80JunJul 2026: 61% on time (31 flights)61JulAug 2026: 68% on time (31 flights)68Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday5372%
Tuesday5285%
Wednesday5279%
Thursday5281%
Friday5281%
Saturday5279%
Sunday5271%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 47%Late inbound plane 28%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 21%Severe weather 4%

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Questions

How often is DL 697 from SLC to JFK late?

Delta Air Lines 697 from Salt Lake City, UT to New York, NY arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 22% of 365 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 1.9% 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.