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DL 3859 on time

Delta Air Lines 3859: Great Falls to Salt Lake City at 1:12 p.m.; Salt Lake City to Great Falls at 10:45 a.m. (past 12 months). Figures below the title are for GTF → SLC, its busiest leg

On time
91%
364 flights · likely 87–93%
Cancelled
1.4%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−14 min
median vs schedule
When late
+47 min
average delay
Similar flights
90%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 11 DL 3859 flights from Great Falls arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (9%); 1.4% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 14 minutes early.

DL 3859: GTF → SLC

Scheduled to leave Great Falls at 1:12 p.m. local time, operated by SkyWest as OO 3859. Over the past year it arrived on time 91% of the time (364 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%Sep 2025: 97% on time (30 flights)97SepOct 2025: 97% on time (31 flights)97OctNov 2025: 79% on time (29 flights)79NovDec 2025: 90% on time (31 flights)90DecJan 2026: 90% on time (31 flights)90JanFeb 2026: 86% on time (28 flights)86FebMar 2026: 87% on time (31 flights)87MarApr 2026: 93% on time (30 flights)93AprMay 2026: 94% on time (31 flights)94MayJun 2026: 97% on time (30 flights)97JunJul 2026: 90% on time (31 flights)90JulAug 2026: 87% on time (31 flights)87Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday5391%
Tuesday5298%
Wednesday5294%
Thursday5186%
Friday5292%
Saturday5285%
Sunday5288%

Why it was late

Severe weather 50%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 45%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 6%

All flights GTF → SLC · Connecting off DL 3859? Check the risk

DL 3859: SLC → GTF

Scheduled to leave Salt Lake City at 10:45 a.m. local time, operated by SkyWest as OO 3859. Over the past year it arrived on time 94% of the time (364 flights), in line with other DL flights on the route at that hour (94%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Sep 2025: 97% on time (30 flights)97SepOct 2025: 100% on time (31 flights)100OctNov 2025: 86% on time (29 flights)86NovDec 2025: 97% on time (31 flights)97DecJan 2026: 97% on time (31 flights)97JanFeb 2026: 89% on time (28 flights)89FebMar 2026: 87% on time (31 flights)87MarApr 2026: 97% on time (30 flights)97AprMay 2026: 97% on time (31 flights)97MayJun 2026: 97% on time (30 flights)97JunJul 2026: 94% on time (31 flights)94JulAug 2026: 87% on time (31 flights)87Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday5392%
Tuesday5296%
Wednesday5298%
Thursday5188%
Friday5290%
Saturday5294%
Sunday5296%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 75%Severe weather 22%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 2%

All flights SLC → GTF · Connecting off DL 3859? Check the risk

Questions

How often is DL 3859 from GTF to SLC late?

Delta Air Lines 3859 from Great Falls, MT to Salt Lake City, UT arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 9% of 364 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 1.4% were cancelled.

How often is DL 3859 from SLC to GTF late?

Delta Air Lines 3859 from Salt Lake City, UT to Great Falls, MT arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 6% of 364 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 1.4% 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.