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DL1638

New York (JFK) to West Palm Beach (PBI) · scheduled 3:45 PM – 7:04 PM

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How DL1638 performs

790 operations, 2024-01-14 to 2026-06-30.

On-time arrivals
72.6%
553 of 762 completed
Cancellation rate
3.04%
24 cancelled
Median arrival delay
-7 min
Average 10.8 min
Severe delays
13.0%
Arrived 60+ minutes late
Delay when late
80 min
Average, when 15+ min late
Departure punctuality
74.7%
Left the gate on time

Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics · 790 operations between 2024-01-14 to 2026-06-30

Against the rest of the route

On timeCancelledMedian delaySevereFlights
DL163872.6%3.04%-7 min13.0%790
Delta Air Lines on JFKPBI80.3%2.65%-10 min7.5%2,189
All JFKPBI flights72.0%2.56%-5 min11.6%6,412

Source: FlyerIntel analysis of US DOT BTS data · 2024-01-14 to 2026-06-30

Other routes DL1638 has flown

A flight number is a slot in a schedule, and carriers reassign it. These are the other city pairs this number served in the analysis period.

RouteOperatedFlightsOn time
PBIJFK West Palm Beach to New York2024-01-142026-06-3025659.6%
JFKFLL New York to Fort Lauderdale2023-07-012024-06-0615868.8%
MSPLAS Minneapolis to Las Vegas2024-04-112024-05-0616
PDXSLC Portland to Salt Lake City2024-01-082024-03-0936
SLCPDX Salt Lake City to Portland2024-01-082024-03-0936
DTWIND Detroit to Indianapolis2024-01-182024-01-181
INDDTW Indianapolis to Detroit2024-01-182024-01-181
ATLMEM Atlanta to Memphis2023-12-162024-01-0718
MEMATL Memphis to Atlanta2023-12-162024-01-0718
LASLGA Las Vegas to New York2024-01-062024-01-061
LGALAS New York to Las Vegas2024-01-062024-01-061
ATLSFO Atlanta to San Francisco2023-12-252023-12-251
SANATL San Diego to Atlanta2023-11-052023-12-0631

Because the same number has served different journeys, the statistics above describe only the route DL1638 currently operates. Blending them would produce an average of two different flights.

Data and methodology

Calculated by FlyerIntel from 790 records of DL1638 operating JFKPBI, published by the US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics. A flight counts as delayed when it arrives 15 or more minutes after schedule. Cancelled and diverted flights are excluded from the on-time rate and reported separately. Flight numbers are resolved as carrier plus number plus route, because the same number serves different routes over time.

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