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DL 939 on time

Delta Air Lines 939: Los Angeles to New York at 11:55 a.m. (past 12 months)

On time
66%
331 flights · likely 61–71%
Cancelled
2.4%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−2 min
median vs schedule
When late
+89 min
average delay
Similar flights
65%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 3 DL 939 flights from Los Angeles arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (34%); 2.4% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 2 minutes early.

DL 939: LAX → JFK

Scheduled to leave Los Angeles at 11:55 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 66% of the time (331 flights), in line with other DL flights on the route at that hour (65%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

20%60%100%Sep 2025: 92% on time (26 flights)92SepOct 2025: 89% on time (27 flights)89OctNov 2025: 72% on time (25 flights)72NovDec 2025: 65% on time (26 flights)65DecJan 2026: 58% on time (31 flights)58JanFeb 2026: 77% on time (26 flights)77FebMar 2026: 61% on time (28 flights)61MarApr 2026: 75% on time (28 flights)75AprMay 2026: 70% on time (23 flights)70MayJun 2026: 66% on time (29 flights)66JunJul 2026: 55% on time (31 flights)55JulAug 2026: 29% on time (31 flights)29Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday5161%
Tuesday5275%
Wednesday5269%
Thursday5163%
Friday5074%
Saturday2763%
Sunday4858%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 46%Late inbound plane 31%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 21%Security 2%Severe weather 1%

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Questions

How often is DL 939 from LAX to JFK late?

Delta Air Lines 939 from Los Angeles, CA to New York, NY arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 34% of 331 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 2.4% 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.