Delta Air Lines LAX to JFK on-time performance
Delta Air Lines nonstop flights from Los Angeles to New York · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
On-time arrivals
81%
arrived < 15 min late
Cancelled
2.2%
75 flights
Avg arrival delay
18 min
91 min when late
Rank on route
#1 of 4
route average 79% on time
Key facts
- Delta Air Lines flights on LAX to JFK arrived on time 81% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026.
- 2.2% were cancelled, and 8% arrived an hour or more late.
- That ranks #1 of 4 airlines on this route, which averaged 79% on time overall.
- The largest source of delay minutes was airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling) (64%).
On-time trend by month
Why this airline's flights were late
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)64%
- Air traffic control & airport congestion19%
- Late-arriving aircraft16%
- Security1%
- Extreme weather0%
Other airlines on LAX to JFK
- JetBlue80% on time · 15 min avg delay
- American Airlines76% on time · 28 min avg delay
- Frontier Airlines79% on time · 16 min avg delay
Full LAX to JFK comparison →
Delta Air Lines on-time record across all routes →
3,364 Delta Air Lines flights tracked on this route; 75 cancelled, 25 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.