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DL 887 on time

Delta Air Lines 887: New York to Salt Lake City at 4:10 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
75%
365 flights · likely 71–79%
Cancelled
1.4%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−9 min
median vs schedule
When late
+83 min
average delay
Similar flights
74%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 4 DL 887 flights from New York arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (25%); 1.4% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 9 minutes early.

DL 887: JFK → SLC

Scheduled to leave New York at 4:10 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 75% 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: 83% on time (30 flights)83SepOct 2025: 74% on time (31 flights)74OctNov 2025: 90% on time (30 flights)90NovDec 2025: 68% on time (31 flights)68DecJan 2026: 61% on time (31 flights)61JanFeb 2026: 82% on time (28 flights)82FebMar 2026: 71% on time (31 flights)71MarApr 2026: 87% on time (30 flights)87AprMay 2026: 84% on time (31 flights)84MayJun 2026: 77% on time (30 flights)77JunJul 2026: 68% on time (31 flights)68JulAug 2026: 61% on time (31 flights)61Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday5374%
Tuesday5281%
Wednesday5273%
Thursday5267%
Friday5279%
Saturday5277%
Sunday5277%

Why it was late

Air traffic & airport (NAS) 41%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 34%Late inbound plane 17%Severe weather 8%

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Questions

How often is DL 887 from JFK to SLC late?

Delta Air Lines 887 from New York, NY to Salt Lake City, UT arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 25% of 365 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.