Flight DL861
Delta Air Lines flight DL861
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Indianapolis (IND) to Los Angeles (LAX)
Historically, this flight arrives 15+ minutes late 14% of the time, and when it is late the delay averages 84 minutes. It was cancelled 0.7% of the time.
- On-time arrivals
- 85.6%
- Less than 15 minutes late
- Cancelled
- 0.7%
- Of scheduled flights
- Average delay when late
- 84 min
- Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
- Flights tracked
- 300
- Scheduled flights in the period
What caused the delays
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 43%
- Late-arriving aircraft 35%
- Air traffic control & airport 15%
- Extreme weather 6%
- Security 0%
Share of delay minutes airlines attributed to each cause (BTS).
Los Angeles (LAX) to Indianapolis (IND)
Historically, this flight arrives 15+ minutes late 7% of the time, and when it is late the delay averages 69 minutes. It was cancelled 0.7% of the time.
- On-time arrivals
- 93.2%
- Less than 15 minutes late
- Cancelled
- 0.7%
- Of scheduled flights
- Average delay when late
- 69 min
- Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
- Flights tracked
- 134
- Scheduled flights in the period
What caused the delays
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 70%
- Air traffic control & airport 16%
- Late-arriving aircraft 14%
- Extreme weather 0%
- Security 0%
Share of delay minutes airlines attributed to each cause (BTS).
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| Month | On time | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| September 2025 | 92.6% | 27 |
| October 2025 | 84.6% | 26 |
| November 2025 | 77.3% | 23 |
| December 2025 | 75.0% | 28 |
| January 2026 | 85.2% | 27 |
| February 2026 | 84.4% | 45 |
| March 2026 | 86.9% | 62 |
| April 2026 | 85.7% | 42 |
| May 2026 | 100.0% | 6 |
| June 2026 | 97.6% | 42 |
| July 2026 | 86.5% | 54 |
| August 2026 | 98.1% | 52 |
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