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DL 798 on time

Delta Air Lines 798: New York to Phoenix at 5:30 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
67%
364 flights · likely 62–71%
Cancelled
3.3%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−2 min
median vs schedule
When late
+65 min
average delay
Similar flights
70%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 3 DL 798 flights from New York arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (33%); 3.3% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 2 minutes early.

DL 798: JFK → PHX

Scheduled to leave New York at 5:30 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 67% of the time (364 flights), worse than 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: 73% on time (30 flights)73SepOct 2025: 58% on time (31 flights)58OctNov 2025: 45% on time (29 flights)45NovDec 2025: 61% on time (31 flights)61DecJan 2026: 71% on time (31 flights)71JanFeb 2026: 71% on time (28 flights)71FebMar 2026: 74% on time (31 flights)74MarApr 2026: 83% on time (30 flights)83AprMay 2026: 68% on time (31 flights)68MayJun 2026: 70% on time (30 flights)70JunJul 2026: 65% on time (31 flights)65JulAug 2026: 61% on time (31 flights)61Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday5362%
Tuesday5263%
Wednesday5267%
Thursday5169%
Friday5267%
Saturday5279%
Sunday5260%

Why it was late

Air traffic & airport (NAS) 37%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 33%Late inbound plane 29%

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Questions

How often is DL 798 from JFK to PHX late?

Delta Air Lines 798 from New York, NY to Phoenix, AZ arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 33% of 364 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.