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DL 740 on time

Delta Air Lines 740: New York to Seattle at 4:40 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
66%
365 flights · likely 61–70%
Cancelled
3.3%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−1 min
median vs schedule
When late
+64 min
average delay
Similar flights
67%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 3 DL 740 flights from New York arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (34%); 3.3% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 1 minutes early.

DL 740: JFK → SEA

Scheduled to leave New York at 4:40 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 66% of the time (365 flights), in line with other DL flights on the route at that hour (67%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

30%65%100%Sep 2025: 80% on time (30 flights)80SepOct 2025: 77% on time (31 flights)77OctNov 2025: 67% on time (30 flights)67NovDec 2025: 39% on time (31 flights)39DecJan 2026: 74% on time (31 flights)74JanFeb 2026: 68% on time (28 flights)68FebMar 2026: 48% on time (31 flights)48MarApr 2026: 77% on time (30 flights)77AprMay 2026: 74% on time (31 flights)74MayJun 2026: 60% on time (30 flights)60JunJul 2026: 65% on time (31 flights)65JulAug 2026: 61% on time (31 flights)61Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday5362%
Tuesday5271%
Wednesday5267%
Thursday5262%
Friday5273%
Saturday5275%
Sunday5250%

Why it was late

Air traffic & airport (NAS) 46%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 33%Late inbound plane 21%Severe weather 1%

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Questions

How often is DL 740 from JFK to SEA late?

Delta Air Lines 740 from New York, NY to Seattle, WA arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 34% of 365 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 3.3% 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.