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Flight DL596

Delta Air Lines flight DL596

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New York (JFK) to Houston (IAH)

Historically, this flight arrives 15+ minutes late 16% of the time, and when it is late the delay averages 67 minutes. It was cancelled 5.4% of the time.

On-time arrivals
84.1%
Less than 15 minutes late
Cancelled
5.4%
Of scheduled flights
Average delay when late
67 min
Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
Flights tracked
167
Scheduled flights in the period

What caused the delays

  • Air traffic control & airport 46%
  • Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 23%
  • Extreme weather 18%
  • Late-arriving aircraft 13%
  • Security 0%

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

Detroit (DTW) to Tampa (TPA)

Historically, this flight arrives 15+ minutes late 12% of the time, and when it is late the delay averages 65 minutes. It was cancelled 1.8% of the time.

On-time arrivals
88.0%
Less than 15 minutes late
Cancelled
1.8%
Of scheduled flights
Average delay when late
65 min
Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
Flights tracked
110
Scheduled flights in the period

What caused the delays

  • Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 66%
  • Air traffic control & airport 26%
  • Late-arriving aircraft 8%
  • Extreme weather 0%
  • Security 0%

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

Tampa (TPA) to Detroit (DTW)

Historically, this flight arrives 15+ minutes late 11% of the time, and when it is late the delay averages 78 minutes. It was cancelled 0.9% of the time.

On-time arrivals
89.0%
Less than 15 minutes late
Cancelled
0.9%
Of scheduled flights
Average delay when late
78 min
Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
Flights tracked
110
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 Jun 2026
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MonthOn timeFlights
September 2025 100.0% 60
October 2025 90.3% 62
November 2025 84.5% 60
December 2025 74.5% 50
January 2026 76.9% 29
February 2026 92.0% 28
March 2026 86.7% 31
April 2026 100.0% 30
May 2026 67.7% 31
June 2026 83.3% 6

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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