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DL 2197 on time

Delta Air Lines 2197: Los Angeles to San Francisco at 7:59 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
44%
190 flights · likely 37–51%
Cancelled
0.5%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
+21 min
median vs schedule
When late
+55 min
average delay
Similar flights
50%
DL, same route & hour

About 6 in 10 DL 2197 flights from Los Angeles arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (56%); 0.5% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 21 minutes late.

DL 2197: LAX → SFO

Scheduled to leave Los Angeles at 7:59 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 44% of the time (190 flights), worse than other DL flights on the route at that hour (50%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

10%55%100%Feb 2026: too few flights (9 flights)FebMar 2026: 86% on time (28 flights)86MarApr 2026: 43% on time (30 flights)43AprMay 2026: 29% on time (31 flights)29MayJun 2026: 17% on time (30 flights)17JunJul 2026: 29% on time (31 flights)29JulAug 2026: 48% on time (31 flights)48Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday2948%
Tuesday2540%
Wednesday2540%
Thursday2952%
Friday2934%
Saturday2548%
Sunday2843%

Why it was late

Air traffic & airport (NAS) 64%Late inbound plane 20%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 17%

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Questions

How often is DL 2197 from LAX to SFO late?

Delta Air Lines 2197 from Los Angeles, CA to San Francisco, CA arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 56% of 190 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 0.5% 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.