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DL 1961 on time

Delta Air Lines 1961: New York to San Juan at 12:25 p.m.; San Juan to New York at 6:00 p.m. (past 12 months). Figures below the title are for JFK → SJU, its busiest leg

On time
83%
364 flights · likely 78–86%
Cancelled
1.1%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−12 min
median vs schedule
When late
+67 min
average delay
Similar flights
83%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 6 DL 1961 flights from New York arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (17%); 1.1% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 12 minutes early.

DL 1961: JFK → SJU

Scheduled to leave New York at 12:25 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 83% of the time (364 flights), in line with other DL flights on the route at that hour (83%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Sep 2025: 90% on time (30 flights)90SepOct 2025: 84% on time (31 flights)84OctNov 2025: 86% on time (29 flights)86NovDec 2025: 81% on time (31 flights)81DecJan 2026: 71% on time (31 flights)71JanFeb 2026: 75% on time (28 flights)75FebMar 2026: 81% on time (31 flights)81MarApr 2026: 90% on time (30 flights)90AprMay 2026: 97% on time (31 flights)97MayJun 2026: 93% on time (30 flights)93JunJul 2026: 65% on time (31 flights)65JulAug 2026: 81% on time (31 flights)81Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday5387%
Tuesday5283%
Wednesday5288%
Thursday5176%
Friday5285%
Saturday5275%
Sunday5285%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 46%Late inbound plane 26%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 23%Security 3%Severe weather 2%

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DL 1961: SJU → JFK

Scheduled to leave San Juan at 6:00 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 86% of the time (267 flights), in line with other DL flights on the route at that hour (84%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Usually Delta Air Lines's last flight of the day from San Juan to New York (100% of days). Delta Air Lines's last SJU–JFK flight was cancelled 2.2% of the time, against 2.4% for its earlier ones. If it's cancelled, the next Delta Air Lines flight is usually around 7:30 a.m. the next morning.

Month by month

40%70%100%Jul 2025: 87% on time (31 flights)87JulAug 2025: 87% on time (31 flights)87AugSep 2025: 97% on time (30 flights)97SepOct 2025: 77% on time (31 flights)77OctNov 2025: 93% on time (29 flights)93NovDec 2025: 74% on time (31 flights)74DecJan 2026: too few flights (5 flights)JanApr 2026: 100% on time (18 flights)100AprMay 2026: 94% on time (31 flights)94MayJun 2026: 90% on time (30 flights)90JunJul 2026: 74% on time (31 flights)74JulAug 2026: 90% on time (31 flights)90Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday4088%
Tuesday3887%
Wednesday3882%
Thursday3784%
Friday3897%
Saturday3882%
Sunday3882%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 64%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 21%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 15%

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Questions

How often is DL 1961 from JFK to SJU late?

Delta Air Lines 1961 from New York, NY to San Juan, PR arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 17% of 364 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 1.1% were cancelled.

How often is DL 1961 from SJU to JFK late?

Delta Air Lines 1961 from San Juan, PR to New York, NY arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 14% of 267 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 1.9% 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.