DL938

DL938 (Delta Air Lines) is a multi-stop service on 2 routes, busiest Los Angeles to New York. Of 549 departures recorded from October 2024 to July 2026, 76.0% 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
January1921▲ 10.5%
February1617▲ 6.3%
March2725▼ 7.4%
April3026▼ 13.3%
May2730▲ 11.1%
June2627▲ 3.8%
July2627▲ 3.8%
August26––
September26––
October27–in progress
November25––
December25––
Year to date (Jan–Jul)171173▲ 1.2%

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
January94.7%65.0%▼ 31.4%
February68.8%73.3%▲ 6.7%
March77.8%64.0%▼ 17.7%
April70.0%84.6%▲ 20.9%
May77.8%83.3%▲ 7.1%
June62.5%74.1%▲ 18.5%
July69.2%66.7%▼ 3.7%
August73.1%––
September96.2%––
October70.4%–in progress
November72.0%––
December91.3%––
Year-to-date average (Jan–Jul)74.4%73.0%▼ 1.9%

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–
February02–
March00–
April00–
May00–
June20▼ 100.0%
July00–
August0––
September0––
October0–in progress
November0––
December2––
Year to date (Jan–Jul)23▲ 50.0%

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 98.7% 542
  • Cancelled 1.3% 7

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

Legs flown under this number

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RoutesDistance (km)Avg delay On timeDepartures
LAX JFK Los Angeles International Airport – John F. Kennedy International Airport 3,974 20.0 min 76.1% 526
Monthly figures
PeriodDepartures With departure delay recordedOn time Cancelled
October 2024 20 20 75.0% 0
November 2024 28 28 96.4% 0
December 2024 28 28 64.3% 0
January 2025 19 19 94.7% 0
February 2025 16 16 68.8% 0
March 2025 27 27 77.8% 0
April 2025 30 30 70.0% 0
May 2025 27 27 77.8% 0
June 2025 26 24 62.5% 2
July 2025 26 26 69.2% 0
August 2025 26 26 73.1% 0
September 2025 26 26 96.2% 0
October 2025 27 27 70.4% 0
November 2025 25 25 72.0% 0
December 2025 25 23 91.3% 2
January 2026 21 20 65.0% 1
February 2026 17 15 73.3% 2
March 2026 25 25 64.0% 0
April 2026 26 26 84.6% 0
May 2026 30 30 83.3% 0
June 2026 27 27 74.1% 0
July 2026 27 27 66.7% 0

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