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DL 2653 · Delta Air Lines

Los Angeles → Las Vegas (LAX–LAS)

83
Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
78%
Arrive within 15 minutes
5 min
Average arrival delay
0.6%
Cancelled
8 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 352 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

The late departure is the smart one here.

DL 2653 departing between 6–9 PM arrived on time 87% of the time, versus 77% between 9 PM–12 AM.

Thursdays have been rough.

DL 2653 arrived on time 90% of the time on Tuesdays and just 65% on Thursdays. That gap is worth planning around.

A bit behind the Delta Air Lines network.

DL 2653 arrived on time 78% of the time, versus 81% across the Delta Air Lines network.

Recent months have been rougher.

DL 2653 arrived on time 72% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 80% in the three months before that.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon71%(51 flights)
  • Tue90%(52 flights)
  • Wed83%(52 flights)
  • Thu65%(51 flights)
  • Fri79%(52 flights)
  • Sat88%(41 flights)
  • Sun71%(51 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 PM87%(38 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM77%(312 flights)
On-time trend by month
62%
May

Jun 73% → May 62% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202573%30
July 202565%31
August 202574%31
September 202587%30
October 202593%28
November 202583%30
December 202571%31
January 202687%31
February 202683%24
March 202683%29
April 202672%29
May 202662%26
Departures on time
80%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
350
Months covered
12

Same route, other flights

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Based on 352 historical flights, because apparently we checked. Historical flight data: U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics, June 2025 – May 2026. Data through May 2026. How we calculate this.