DL1421

DL1421 (Delta Air Lines) is a multi-stop service on 2 routes, busiest San Francisco to Los Angeles. Of 1,240 departures recorded from October 2024 to July 2026, 93.1% left on time, according to the US BTS.

Recorded departures by month

All legs under this number combined; see the leg table.

The most recent periods19 periods
PeriodDepartures 2025Departures 2026Change vs last year
January3256▲ 75.0%
February4448▲ 9.1%
March5860▲ 3.4%
April6056▼ 6.7%
May6260▼ 3.2%
June60600.0%
July62620.0%
August62––
September60––
October61–in progress
November57––
December62––
Year to date (Jan–Jul)378402▲ 6.3%

according to the US BTS · October 2024 → July 2026

On-time departures by month

All legs combined

On time = departure within 15 minutes of schedule. Non-cancelled flights with a recorded delay only.

The most recent periods19 periods
PeriodOn time 2025On time 2026Change vs last year
January84.4%96.4%▲ 14.3%
February81.4%97.8%▲ 20.2%
March93.1%96.0%▲ 3.1%
April100.0%92.6%▼ 7.4%
May95.2%94.8%▼ 0.3%
June93.3%90.0%▼ 3.6%
July96.8%82.8%▼ 14.5%
August90.3%––
September95.0%––
October91.8%–in progress
November91.1%––
December93.1%––
Year-to-date average (Jan–Jul)92.0%92.9%▲ 1.0%

according to the US BTS · October 2024 → July 2026

Average departure delay by month

All legs combined

according to the US BTS · October 2024 → July 2026

Cancelled departures by month

All legs combined
The most recent periods19 periods
PeriodCancelled 2025Cancelled 2026Change vs last year
January00–
February12▲ 100.0%
March010–
April02–
May02–
June00–
July04–
August0––
September0––
October0–in progress
November1––
December4––
Year to date (Jan–Jul)120▲ 1,900.0%

according to the US BTS · October 2024 → July 2026

This is not a forecast

This is a historical record of departures already flown, not a forecast for your flight.

This number flies several legs

Several legs: the headline figure averages all of them. See the leg table.

Cancellation share

  • Not cancelled 97.9% 1,214
  • Cancelled 2.1% 26

Share of all recorded flights in the period, all legs. · Oct 12, 2024 → Jul 31, 2026

On time, leg by leg

  1. SFO–LAX621 91.5%
  2. LAX–SFO619 94.7%

Departures within 15 minutes of schedule; small figure = departures recorded.

Legs flown under this number

2
RoutesDistance (km)Avg delay On timeDepartures
SFO LAX San Francisco International Airport – Los Angeles International Airport 543 0.9 min 91.5% 621
LAX SFO Los Angeles International Airport – San Francisco International Airport 543 -1.7 min 94.7% 619
Monthly figures
PeriodDepartures With departure delay recordedOn time Cancelled
October 2024 37 37 100.0% 0
November 2024 59 59 88.1% 0
December 2024 62 62 100.0% 0
January 2025 32 32 84.4% 0
February 2025 44 43 81.4% 1
March 2025 58 58 93.1% 0
April 2025 60 60 100.0% 0
May 2025 62 62 95.2% 0
June 2025 60 60 93.3% 0
July 2025 62 62 96.8% 0
August 2025 62 62 90.3% 0
September 2025 60 60 95.0% 0
October 2025 61 61 91.8% 0
November 2025 57 56 91.1% 1
December 2025 62 58 93.1% 4
January 2026 56 56 96.4% 0
February 2026 48 46 97.8% 2
March 2026 60 50 96.0% 10
April 2026 56 54 92.6% 2
May 2026 60 58 94.8% 2
June 2026 60 60 90.0% 0
July 2026 62 58 82.8% 4

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