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DL 781 on time

Delta Air Lines 781: New York to Las Vegas at 9:29 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
65%
208 flights · likely 58–71%
Cancelled
3.4%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
0 min
median vs schedule
When late
+58 min
average delay
Similar flights
65%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 3 DL 781 flights from New York arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (35%); 3.4% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 0 minutes early.

DL 781: JFK → LAS

Scheduled to leave New York at 9:29 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 65% of the time (208 flights), in line with other DL flights on the route at that hour (65%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Usually Delta Air Lines's last flight of the day from New York to Las Vegas (100% of days). Delta Air Lines's last JFK–LAS flight was cancelled 3.3% of the time, against 2.6% 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

30%65%100%Sep 2025: 71% on time (17 flights)71SepOct 2025: 50% on time (18 flights)50OctNov 2025: 56% on time (16 flights)56NovDec 2025: too few flights (10 flights)DecJan 2026: 88% on time (17 flights)88JanFeb 2026: 75% on time (16 flights)75FebMar 2026: 78% on time (18 flights)78MarApr 2026: 74% on time (27 flights)74AprMay 2026: 57% on time (21 flights)57MayJun 2026: 60% on time (15 flights)60JunJul 2026: 50% on time (16 flights)50JulAug 2026: 41% on time (17 flights)41Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday5068%
Tuesday5—
Wednesday5—
Thursday4860%
Friday4768%
Saturday6—
Sunday4757%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 36%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 35%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 25%Severe weather 5%

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Questions

How often is DL 781 from JFK to LAS late?

Delta Air Lines 781 from New York, NY to Las Vegas, NV arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 35% of 208 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 3.4% 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.