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DL 2018 on time

Delta Air Lines 2018: New York to West Palm Beach at 7:00 a.m. (past 12 months)

On time
84%
334 flights · likely 80–88%
Cancelled
4.5%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−13 min
median vs schedule
When late
+58 min
average delay
Similar flights
84%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 6 DL 2018 flights from New York arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (16%); 4.5% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 13 minutes early.

DL 2018: JFK → PBI

Scheduled to leave New York at 7:00 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 84% of the time (334 flights), in line with other DL flights on the route at that hour (84%). Last seen in the data Jul 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Aug 2025: 81% on time (31 flights)81AugSep 2025: 97% on time (30 flights)97SepOct 2025: 84% on time (31 flights)84OctNov 2025: 90% on time (30 flights)90NovDec 2025: 84% on time (31 flights)84DecJan 2026: 71% on time (31 flights)71JanFeb 2026: 71% on time (28 flights)71FebMar 2026: 74% on time (31 flights)74MarApr 2026: 97% on time (30 flights)97AprMay 2026: 87% on time (31 flights)87MayJun 2026: 90% on time (30 flights)90JunJul 2026: 84% on time (31 flights)84Jul

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday4881%
Tuesday4890%
Wednesday4890%
Thursday4883%
Friday4892%
Saturday4785%
Sunday4770%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 58%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 40%Late inbound plane 2%

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Questions

How often is DL 2018 from JFK to PBI late?

Delta Air Lines 2018 from New York, NY to West Palm Beach/Palm Beach, FL arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 16% of 334 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 4.5% 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.