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DL 688 on time

Delta Air Lines 688: New York to Seattle at 6:59 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
62%
359 flights · likely 56–66%
Cancelled
3.9%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
+3 min
median vs schedule
When late
+62 min
average delay
Similar flights
70%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 3 DL 688 flights from New York arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (38%); 3.9% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 3 minutes late.

DL 688: JFK → SEA

Scheduled to leave New York at 6:59 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 62% of the time (359 flights), worse than other DL flights on the route at that hour (70%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Usually Delta Air Lines's last flight of the day from New York to Seattle (100% of days). Delta Air Lines's last JFK–SEA flight was cancelled 3.8% of the time, against 3.0% for its earlier ones. If it's cancelled, the next Delta Air Lines flight is usually around 7:00 a.m. the next morning.

Month by month

0%50%100%Sep 2025: 83% on time (30 flights)83SepOct 2025: 58% on time (31 flights)58OctNov 2025: 54% on time (28 flights)54NovDec 2025: 14% on time (28 flights)14DecJan 2026: 63% on time (30 flights)63JanFeb 2026: 68% on time (28 flights)68FebMar 2026: 58% on time (31 flights)58MarApr 2026: 60% on time (30 flights)60AprMay 2026: 71% on time (31 flights)71MayJun 2026: 80% on time (30 flights)80JunJul 2026: 68% on time (31 flights)68JulAug 2026: 58% on time (31 flights)58Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday5358%
Tuesday5271%
Wednesday5066%
Thursday4953%
Friday5165%
Saturday5258%
Sunday5260%

Why it was late

Air traffic & airport (NAS) 41%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 35%Late inbound plane 20%Severe weather 4%

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Questions

How often is DL 688 from JFK to SEA late?

Delta Air Lines 688 from New York, NY to Seattle, WA arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 38% of 359 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 3.9% 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.