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Flight DL2986

Delta Air Lines flight DL2986

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  • Advisory Coastal Flood Advisory OAK, SFO, SQL, STS

    COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST MONDAY

    Weather

Los Angeles (LAX) to San Francisco (SFO)

Historically, this flight arrives 15+ minutes late 43% of the time, and when it is late the delay averages 51 minutes. It was cancelled 0.7% of the time.

On-time arrivals
57.1%
Less than 15 minutes late
Cancelled
0.7%
Of scheduled flights
Average delay when late
51 min
Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
Flights tracked
282
Scheduled flights in the period

What caused the delays

  • Air traffic control & airport 57%
  • Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 24%
  • Late-arriving aircraft 19%
  • 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 85.2% 27
October 2025 73.9% 23
November 2025 50.0% 18
December 2025 55.2% 29
January 2026 74.1% 27
February 2026 85.7% 7
March 2026 91.7% 24
April 2026 36.7% 30
May 2026 38.5% 26
June 2026 38.5% 26
July 2026 18.5% 27
August 2026 66.7% 18

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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