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DL 353 on time

Delta Air Lines 353: New York to Los Angeles at 6:00 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
68%
280 flights · likely 63–73%
Cancelled
3.2%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−3 min
median vs schedule
When late
+69 min
average delay
Similar flights
68%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 3 DL 353 flights from New York arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (32%); 3.2% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 3 minutes early.

DL 353: JFK → LAX

Scheduled to leave New York at 6:00 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 68% of the time (280 flights), in line with other DL flights on the route at that hour (68%). Last seen in the data Aug 18, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Sep 2025: 73% on time (26 flights)73SepOct 2025: 68% on time (28 flights)68OctNov 2025: 74% on time (23 flights)74NovDec 2025: 59% on time (17 flights)59DecJan 2026: too few flights (14 flights)JanFeb 2026: 63% on time (16 flights)63FebMar 2026: 82% on time (28 flights)82MarApr 2026: 75% on time (28 flights)75AprMay 2026: 71% on time (31 flights)71MayJun 2026: 52% on time (27 flights)52JunJul 2026: 70% on time (27 flights)70JulAug 2026: 47% on time (15 flights)47Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday4969%
Tuesday4068%
Wednesday3964%
Thursday4770%
Friday4774%
Saturday12—
Sunday4661%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 51%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 34%Late inbound plane 15%

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Questions

How often is DL 353 from JFK to LAX late?

Delta Air Lines 353 from New York, NY to Los Angeles, CA arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 32% of 280 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 3.2% 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.