Flight Reliability
DL 958 · Delta Air Lines
Los Angeles → New York (LAX–JFK)
77
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
- 81%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 3 min
- Average arrival delay
- 2.7%
- Cancelled
- 15 min early
- Median arrival delay
Based on 364 historical flights. Data through May 2026.
What the data says
The 6–9 AM departure wins.
DL 958 departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 94% of the time, versus 81% between 9 AM–12 PM.
Skip Tuesday if you can.
DL 958 arrived on time 86% of the time on Sundays. On Tuesdays: 77%.
The breakdown
- Mon81%(48 flights)
- Tue77%(51 flights)
- Wed82%(51 flights)
- Thu84%(50 flights)
- Fri78%(50 flights)
- Sat80%(51 flights)
- Sun86%(51 flights)
- 6–9 AM94%(16 flights)
- 9 AM–12 PM81%(333 flights)
- 12–3 PM—(3 flights)
75%
May
Jun 67% → May 75% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 67% | 30 |
| July 2025 | 63% | 27 |
| August 2025 | 84% | 31 |
| September 2025 | 87% | 30 |
| October 2025 | 90% | 31 |
| November 2025 | 83% | 30 |
| December 2025 | 84% | 31 |
| January 2026 | 93% | 29 |
| February 2026 | 72% | 25 |
| March 2026 | 87% | 31 |
| April 2026 | 86% | 29 |
| May 2026 | 75% | 28 |
- Departures on time
- 81%
- Diverted
- 0.5%
- Flights flown
- 352
- Months covered
- 12
Same route, other flights
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Based on 364 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.