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DL 3842 on time

Delta Air Lines 3842: Los Angeles to San Jose at 12:57 p.m.; San Jose to Los Angeles at 2:59 p.m. (past 12 months). Figures below the title are for LAX → SJC, its busiest leg

On time
89%
239 flights · likely 84–92%
Cancelled
0.0%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−14 min
median vs schedule
When late
+59 min
average delay
Similar flights
93%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 9 DL 3842 flights from Los Angeles arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (11%); 0.0% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 14 minutes early.

DL 3842: LAX → SJC

Scheduled to leave Los Angeles at 12:57 p.m. local time, operated by SkyWest as OO 3842. Over the past year it arrived on time 89% of the time (239 flights), worse than other DL flights on the route at that hour (93%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Mar 2025: 94% on time (31 flights)94MarApr 2025: 100% on time (30 flights)100AprMay 2025: 94% on time (31 flights)94MayJun 2025: too few flights (7 flights)JunJan 2026: 100% on time (27 flights)100JanFeb 2026: 86% on time (28 flights)86FebMar 2026: 90% on time (31 flights)90MarApr 2026: 97% on time (30 flights)97AprMay 2026: 90% on time (31 flights)90MayJun 2026: 77% on time (30 flights)77JunJul 2026: 90% on time (31 flights)90JulAug 2026: 81% on time (31 flights)81Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday3583%
Tuesday3494%
Wednesday3488%
Thursday3482%
Friday3494%
Saturday3494%
Sunday3485%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 76%Severe weather 14%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 10%

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DL 3842: SJC → LAX

Scheduled to leave San Jose at 2:59 p.m. local time, operated by SkyWest as OO 3842. Over the past year it arrived on time 91% of the time (203 flights), in line with other DL flights on the route at that hour (90%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Mar 2025: 93% on time (28 flights)93MarApr 2025: 100% on time (30 flights)100AprMay 2025: 90% on time (31 flights)90MayJun 2025: too few flights (7 flights)JunJan 2026: 96% on time (27 flights)96JanFeb 2026: 89% on time (28 flights)89FebMar 2026: too few flights (7 flights)MarApr 2026: 100% on time (18 flights)100AprMay 2026: 94% on time (31 flights)94MayJun 2026: 80% on time (30 flights)80JunJul 2026: 94% on time (31 flights)94JulAug 2026: 87% on time (31 flights)87Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday3080%
Tuesday29100%
Wednesday2986%
Thursday2990%
Friday2997%
Saturday2993%
Sunday2889%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 78%Severe weather 15%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 7%

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Questions

How often is DL 3842 from LAX to SJC late?

Delta Air Lines 3842 from Los Angeles, CA to San Jose, CA arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 11% of 239 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 0.0% were cancelled.

How often is DL 3842 from SJC to LAX late?

Delta Air Lines 3842 from San Jose, CA to Los Angeles, CA arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 9% of 203 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 0.0% 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.