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DL 946 on time

Delta Air Lines 946: Los Angeles to Austin at 7:35 a.m.; Austin to Los Angeles at 1:40 p.m. (past 12 months). Figures below the title are for LAX → AUS, its busiest leg

On time
86%
341 flights · likely 82–89%
Cancelled
2.4%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−9 min
median vs schedule
When late
+104 min
average delay
Similar flights
85%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 7 DL 946 flights from Los Angeles arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (14%); 2.4% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 9 minutes early.

DL 946: LAX → AUS

Scheduled to leave Los Angeles at 7:35 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 86% of the time (341 flights), in line with other DL flights on the route at that hour (85%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Sep 2025: 97% on time (30 flights)97SepOct 2025: 87% on time (31 flights)87OctNov 2025: 83% on time (30 flights)83NovDec 2025: 77% on time (31 flights)77DecJan 2026: 87% on time (31 flights)87JanFeb 2026: too few flights (11 flights)FebMar 2026: 88% on time (24 flights)88MarApr 2026: 87% on time (30 flights)87AprMay 2026: 84% on time (31 flights)84MayJun 2026: 87% on time (30 flights)87JunJul 2026: 81% on time (31 flights)81JulAug 2026: 94% on time (31 flights)94Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday5082%
Tuesday4988%
Wednesday4990%
Thursday4875%
Friday4888%
Saturday4890%
Sunday4988%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 86%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 13%

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DL 946: AUS → LAX

Scheduled to leave Austin at 1:40 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 86% of the time (177 flights), in line with other DL flights on the route at that hour (86%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Oct 2024: 88% on time (24 flights)88OctNov 2024: 82% on time (28 flights)82NovDec 2024: 84% on time (31 flights)84DecJan 2025: too few flights (5 flights)JanMar 2025: 74% on time (23 flights)74MarApr 2025: too few flights (13 flights)AprMar 2026: 92% on time (24 flights)92MarApr 2026: 93% on time (30 flights)93AprMay 2026: 84% on time (31 flights)84MayJun 2026: 83% on time (30 flights)83JunJul 2026: 81% on time (31 flights)81JulAug 2026: 87% on time (31 flights)87Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday2677%
Tuesday2584%
Wednesday25100%
Thursday2572%
Friday2580%
Saturday2592%
Sunday26100%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 53%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 43%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 3%

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Questions

How often is DL 946 from LAX to AUS late?

Delta Air Lines 946 from Los Angeles, CA to Austin, TX arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 14% of 341 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 2.4% were cancelled.

How often is DL 946 from AUS to LAX late?

Delta Air Lines 946 from Austin, TX to Los Angeles, CA arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 14% of 177 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 3.4% 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.