DL1638

DL1638 (Delta Air Lines) is a multi-stop service on 2 routes, busiest New York to West Palm Beach. Of 901 departures recorded from October 2024 to July 2026, 69.6% 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
January6135▼ 42.6%
February5345▼ 15.1%
March3762▲ 67.6%
April3042▲ 40.0%
May3156▲ 80.6%
June3360▲ 81.8%
July3562▲ 77.1%
August33––
September30––
October31–in progress
November29––
December43––
Year to date (Jan–Jul)280362▲ 29.3%

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
January60.7%73.5%▲ 21.2%
February51.0%65.9%▲ 29.2%
March56.8%64.9%▲ 14.4%
April86.7%67.5%▼ 22.1%
May74.2%80.0%▲ 7.8%
June59.4%75.9%▲ 27.8%
July68.8%58.9%▼ 14.3%
August83.3%––
September76.7%––
October76.7%–in progress
November71.4%––
December64.1%––
Year-to-date average (Jan–Jul)65.3%69.5%▲ 6.4%

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
January01–
February24▲ 100.0%
March05–
April02–
May01–
June12▲ 100.0%
July36▲ 100.0%
August3––
September0––
October1–in progress
November1––
December4––
Year to date (Jan–Jul)621▲ 250.0%

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 96.0% 865
  • Cancelled 4.0% 36

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

On time, leg by leg

  1. JFK–DJT656 74.6%
  2. DJT–JFK245 55.8%

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

Legs flown under this number

2
Monthly figures
PeriodDepartures With departure delay recordedOn time Cancelled
October 2024 20 20 95.0% 0
November 2024 29 29 96.6% 0
December 2024 44 44 63.6% 0
January 2025 61 61 60.7% 0
February 2025 53 51 51.0% 2
March 2025 37 37 56.8% 0
April 2025 30 30 86.7% 0
May 2025 31 31 74.2% 0
June 2025 33 32 59.4% 1
July 2025 35 32 68.8% 3
August 2025 33 30 83.3% 3
September 2025 30 30 76.7% 0
October 2025 31 30 76.7% 1
November 2025 29 28 71.4% 1
December 2025 43 39 64.1% 4
January 2026 35 34 73.5% 1
February 2026 45 41 65.9% 4
March 2026 62 57 64.9% 5
April 2026 42 40 67.5% 2
May 2026 56 55 80.0% 1
June 2026 60 58 75.9% 2
July 2026 62 56 58.9% 6

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