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Flight DL1961

Delta Air Lines flight DL1961

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New York (JFK) to San Juan (SJU)

Historically, this flight arrives 15+ minutes late 16% of the time, and when it is late the delay averages 71 minutes. It was cancelled 1.1% of the time.

On-time arrivals
83.6%
Less than 15 minutes late
Cancelled
1.1%
Of scheduled flights
Average delay when late
71 min
Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
Flights tracked
364
Scheduled flights in the period

What caused the delays

  • Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 46%
  • Late-arriving aircraft 26%
  • Air traffic control & airport 23%
  • Security 3%
  • Extreme weather 2%

Share of delay minutes airlines attributed to each cause (BTS).

San Juan (SJU) to New York (JFK)

Historically, this flight arrives 15+ minutes late 12% of the time, and when it is late the delay averages 63 minutes. It was cancelled 1.9% of the time.

On-time arrivals
87.7%
Less than 15 minutes late
Cancelled
1.9%
Of scheduled flights
Average delay when late
63 min
Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
Flights tracked
267
Scheduled flights in the period

What caused the delays

  • Late-arriving aircraft 64%
  • Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 21%
  • Air traffic control & airport 15%
  • Extreme weather 0%
  • Security 0%

Share of delay minutes airlines attributed to each cause (BTS).

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On-time arrivals by month
Sep 2025 Aug 2026
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MonthOn timeFlights
September 2025 93.3% 60
October 2025 80.6% 62
November 2025 89.7% 58
December 2025 80.0% 62
January 2026 69.7% 36
February 2026 80.8% 28
March 2026 80.6% 31
April 2026 93.8% 48
May 2026 95.2% 62
June 2026 91.7% 60
July 2026 71.7% 62
August 2026 86.9% 62

Source: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics on-time data, September 2025 – August 2026. Covers flights operated by reporting U.S. carriers. About our data

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