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DL 3991 on time

Delta Air Lines 3991: San Francisco to Seattle at 8:59 p.m.; Seattle to San Francisco at 4:40 p.m. (past 12 months). Figures below the title are for SFO → SEA, its busiest leg

On time
64%
296 flights · likely 58–69%
Cancelled
0.7%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
+4 min
median vs schedule
When late
+47 min
average delay
Similar flights
64%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 3 DL 3991 flights from San Francisco arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (36%); 0.7% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 4 minutes late.

DL 3991: SFO → SEA

Scheduled to leave San Francisco at 8:59 p.m. local time, operated by SkyWest as OO 3991. Over the past year it arrived on time 64% of the time (296 flights), in line with other DL flights on the route at that hour (64%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Usually Delta Air Lines's last flight of the day from San Francisco to Seattle (100% of days). Delta Air Lines's last SFO–SEA flight was cancelled 0.5% of the time, against 1.8% for its earlier ones. If it's cancelled, the next Delta Air Lines flight is usually around 5:55 a.m. the next morning.

Month by month

30%65%100%Sep 2025: 78% on time (23 flights)78SepOct 2025: 56% on time (27 flights)56OctNov 2025: 65% on time (26 flights)65NovDec 2025: 63% on time (19 flights)63DecJan 2026: too few flights (13 flights)JanFeb 2026: too few flights (11 flights)FebMar 2026: 63% on time (24 flights)63MarApr 2026: 60% on time (30 flights)60AprMay 2026: 68% on time (31 flights)68MayJun 2026: 47% on time (30 flights)47JunJul 2026: 42% on time (31 flights)42JulAug 2026: 77% on time (31 flights)77Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday4652%
Tuesday4377%
Wednesday4367%
Thursday4248%
Friday4156%
Saturday3781%
Sunday4468%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 36%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 35%Severe weather 28%

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DL 3991: SEA → SFO

Scheduled to leave Seattle at 4:40 p.m. local time, operated by SkyWest as OO 3991. Over the past year it arrived on time 59% of the time (296 flights), in line with other DL flights on the route at that hour (57%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

10%55%100%Sep 2025: 57% on time (23 flights)57SepOct 2025: 81% on time (27 flights)81OctNov 2025: 65% on time (26 flights)65NovDec 2025: 89% on time (19 flights)89DecJan 2026: too few flights (13 flights)JanFeb 2026: too few flights (11 flights)FebMar 2026: 75% on time (24 flights)75MarApr 2026: 70% on time (30 flights)70AprMay 2026: 42% on time (31 flights)42MayJun 2026: 33% on time (30 flights)33JunJul 2026: 23% on time (31 flights)23JulAug 2026: 61% on time (31 flights)61Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday4657%
Tuesday4372%
Wednesday4365%
Thursday4260%
Friday4146%
Saturday3770%
Sunday4448%

Why it was late

Air traffic & airport (NAS) 49%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 40%Severe weather 10%

All flights SEA → SFO · Connecting off DL 3991? Check the risk

Questions

How often is DL 3991 from SFO to SEA late?

Delta Air Lines 3991 from San Francisco, CA to Seattle, WA arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 36% of 296 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 0.7% were cancelled.

How often is DL 3991 from SEA to SFO late?

Delta Air Lines 3991 from Seattle, WA to San Francisco, CA arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 41% of 296 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 0.7% 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.