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DL 486 on time

Delta Air Lines 486: Kona to Los Angeles at 9:30 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
88%
365 flights · likely 84–91%
Cancelled
3.0%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−10 min
median vs schedule
When late
+50 min
average delay
Similar flights
90%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 8 DL 486 flights from Kona arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (12%); 3.0% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 10 minutes early.

DL 486: KOA → LAX

Scheduled to leave Kona at 9:30 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 88% of the time (365 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: 94% on time (31 flights)94OctNov 2025: 83% on time (30 flights)83NovDec 2025: 77% on time (31 flights)77DecJan 2026: 87% on time (31 flights)87JanFeb 2026: 96% on time (28 flights)96FebMar 2026: 74% on time (31 flights)74MarApr 2026: 77% on time (30 flights)77AprMay 2026: 90% on time (31 flights)90MayJun 2026: 97% on time (30 flights)97JunJul 2026: 90% on time (31 flights)90JulAug 2026: 90% on time (31 flights)90Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday5383%
Tuesday5296%
Wednesday5294%
Thursday5292%
Friday5281%
Saturday5281%
Sunday5287%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 64%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 22%Late inbound plane 14%

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Questions

How often is DL 486 from KOA to LAX late?

Delta Air Lines 486 from Kona, HI to Los Angeles, CA arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 12% of 365 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 3.0% 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.