Delta Air Lines JFK to LAX on-time performance
Delta Air Lines nonstop flights from New York to Los Angeles · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
On-time arrivals
77%
arrived < 15 min late
Cancelled
2.2%
75 flights
Avg arrival delay
16 min
68 min when late
Rank on route
#2 of 4
route average 77% on time
Key facts
- Delta Air Lines flights on JFK to LAX arrived on time 77% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026.
- 2.2% were cancelled, and 8% arrived an hour or more late.
- That ranks #2 of 4 airlines on this route, which averaged 77% on time overall.
- The largest source of delay minutes was airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling) (56%).
On-time trend by month
Why this airline's flights were late
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)56%
- Air traffic control & airport congestion31%
- Late-arriving aircraft9%
- Extreme weather4%
- Security0%
Other airlines on JFK to LAX
- JetBlue75% on time · 19 min avg delay
- American Airlines80% on time · 20 min avg delay
- Frontier Airlines71% on time · 22 min avg delay
Full JFK to LAX comparison →
Delta Air Lines on-time record across all routes →
3,364 Delta Air Lines flights tracked on this route; 75 cancelled, 2 diverted.
Data: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026 (12 months). Latest month published by BTS: July 2026. How we calculate this.