Flight profile · Delta Air Lines
DL2986
Los Angeles (LAX) to San Francisco (SFO) · scheduled 9:49 PM – 11:49 PM
How DL2986 performs
790 operations, 2023-07-05 to 2026-06-30.
DL2986 arrived on time 71.4% of the time, against 70.1% for all LAX → SFO flights — this specific departure is 1.3 percentage points better than the route as a whole.
Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics · 790 operations between 2023-07-05 to 2026-06-30
Against the rest of the route
| On time | Cancelled | Median delay | Severe | Flights | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DL2986 | 71.4% | 0.76% | -4 min | 8.0% | 790 |
| Delta Air Lines on LAX → SFO | 72.3% | 0.78% | -5 min | 8.8% | 7,043 |
| All LAX → SFO flights | 70.1% | 0.67% | -2 min | 9.5% | 33,701 |
Source: FlyerIntel analysis of US DOT BTS data · 2023-07-05 to 2026-06-30
Other routes DL2986 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.
| Route | Operated | Flights | On time |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAX→MEM Los Angeles to Memphis | 2024-04-10 – 2024-05-06 | 20 | — |
| ATL→BTV Atlanta to Burlington | 2023-07-01 – 2023-07-08 | 2 | — |
Because the same number has served different journeys, the statistics above describe only the route DL2986 currently operates. Blending them would produce an average of two different flights.
Data and methodology
Calculated by FlyerIntel from 790 records of DL2986 operating LAX → SFO, 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.