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DL 1209 on time

Delta Air Lines 1209: Salt Lake City to Portland at 11:20 a.m.; Portland to Salt Lake City at 1:45 p.m. (past 12 months). Figures below the title are for SLC → PDX, its busiest leg

On time
86%
365 flights · likely 82–89%
Cancelled
1.4%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−8 min
median vs schedule
When late
+64 min
average delay
Similar flights
86%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 7 DL 1209 flights from Salt Lake City arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (14%); 1.4% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 8 minutes early.

DL 1209: SLC → PDX

Scheduled to leave Salt Lake City at 11:20 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 86% of the time (365 flights), in line with other DL flights on the route at that hour (86%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Sep 2025: 90% on time (30 flights)90SepOct 2025: 97% on time (31 flights)97OctNov 2025: 87% on time (30 flights)87NovDec 2025: 84% on time (31 flights)84DecJan 2026: 84% on time (31 flights)84JanFeb 2026: 75% on time (28 flights)75FebMar 2026: 81% on time (31 flights)81MarApr 2026: 97% on time (30 flights)97AprMay 2026: 97% on time (31 flights)97MayJun 2026: 87% on time (30 flights)87JunJul 2026: 84% on time (31 flights)84JulAug 2026: 74% on time (31 flights)74Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday5375%
Tuesday5292%
Wednesday5294%
Thursday5287%
Friday5292%
Saturday5288%
Sunday5275%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 54%Late inbound plane 22%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 12%Severe weather 11%

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DL 1209: PDX → SLC

Scheduled to leave Portland at 1:45 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 85% of the time (363 flights), in line with other DL flights on the route at that hour (85%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Sep 2025: 83% on time (30 flights)83SepOct 2025: 87% on time (31 flights)87OctNov 2025: 86% on time (28 flights)86NovDec 2025: 77% on time (31 flights)77DecJan 2026: 81% on time (31 flights)81JanFeb 2026: 96% on time (28 flights)96FebMar 2026: 94% on time (31 flights)94MarApr 2026: 97% on time (30 flights)97AprMay 2026: 94% on time (31 flights)94MayJun 2026: 83% on time (30 flights)83JunJul 2026: 71% on time (31 flights)71JulAug 2026: 74% on time (31 flights)74Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday5370%
Tuesday5296%
Wednesday5296%
Thursday5188%
Friday5188%
Saturday5283%
Sunday5275%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 74%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 22%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 4%

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Questions

How often is DL 1209 from SLC to PDX late?

Delta Air Lines 1209 from Salt Lake City, UT to Portland, OR arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 14% of 365 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 1.4% were cancelled.

How often is DL 1209 from PDX to SLC late?

Delta Air Lines 1209 from Portland, OR to Salt Lake City, UT arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 15% of 363 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 1.4% were cancelled.

Flight numbers change. Figures cover flights with this airline, number and route only. "Likely range" is the 95% interval for the true on-time rate given the number of flights. This is history, not live status: check Delta Air Lines for today's flight. Method.