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DL 668 on time

Delta Air Lines 668: New York to San Francisco at 7:00 a.m.; San Francisco to New York at 11:50 a.m. (past 12 months). Figures below the title are for JFK → SFO, its busiest leg

On time
70%
359 flights · likely 65–75%
Cancelled
1.9%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−5 min
median vs schedule
When late
+62 min
average delay
Similar flights
70%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 3 DL 668 flights from New York arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (30%); 1.9% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 5 minutes early.

DL 668: JFK → SFO

Scheduled to leave New York at 7:00 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 70% of the time (359 flights), in line with other DL flights on the route at that hour (70%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

30%65%100%Sep 2025: 83% on time (30 flights)83SepOct 2025: 87% on time (31 flights)87OctNov 2025: 70% on time (30 flights)70NovDec 2025: 39% on time (28 flights)39DecJan 2026: 73% on time (30 flights)73JanFeb 2026: 61% on time (28 flights)61FebMar 2026: 77% on time (31 flights)77MarApr 2026: 54% on time (28 flights)54AprMay 2026: 68% on time (31 flights)68MayJun 2026: 67% on time (30 flights)67JunJul 2026: 87% on time (31 flights)87JulAug 2026: 71% on time (31 flights)71Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday5362%
Tuesday5271%
Wednesday5281%
Thursday5273%
Friday5271%
Saturday4965%
Sunday4967%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 53%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 41%Late inbound plane 5%Severe weather 1%

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DL 668: SFO → JFK

Scheduled to leave San Francisco at 11:50 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 71% of the time (346 flights), in line with other DL flights on the route at that hour (68%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

30%65%100%Sep 2025: 83% on time (30 flights)83SepOct 2025: 81% on time (31 flights)81OctNov 2025: 66% on time (29 flights)66NovDec 2025: 63% on time (19 flights)63DecJan 2026: 81% on time (27 flights)81JanFeb 2026: 79% on time (28 flights)79FebMar 2026: 77% on time (31 flights)77MarApr 2026: 71% on time (28 flights)71AprMay 2026: 81% on time (31 flights)81MayJun 2026: 63% on time (30 flights)63JunJul 2026: 42% on time (31 flights)42JulAug 2026: 58% on time (31 flights)58Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday5169%
Tuesday5072%
Wednesday5078%
Thursday4980%
Friday5068%
Saturday4965%
Sunday4762%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 45%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 30%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 25%

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Questions

How often is DL 668 from JFK to SFO late?

Delta Air Lines 668 from New York, NY to San Francisco, CA arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 30% of 359 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 1.9% were cancelled.

How often is DL 668 from SFO to JFK late?

Delta Air Lines 668 from San Francisco, CA to New York, NY arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 29% of 346 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 2.6% 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.