Flight profile · Delta Air Lines

DL420

Los Angeles (LAX) to Dallas–Fort Worth (DFW) · scheduled 6:59 PM – 11:54 PM

FlyerIntel does not track flights in the air. This page describes how DL420 has historically performed, which is a different and more useful question when you are deciding what to book. For today’s status, check with Delta Air Lines.

How DL420 performs

733 operations, 2024-06-07 to 2026-06-30.

On-time arrivals
81.5%
592 of 726 completed
Cancellation rate
0.95%
7 cancelled
Median arrival delay
-7 min
Average 6.7 min
Severe delays
7.0%
Arrived 60+ minutes late
Delay when late
79 min
Average, when 15+ min late
Departure punctuality
82.4%
Left the gate on time

DL420 arrived on time 81.5% of the time, against 77.2% for all LAXDFW flights — this specific departure is 4.4 percentage points better than the route as a whole.

Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics · 733 operations between 2024-06-07 to 2026-06-30

Against the rest of the route

On timeCancelledMedian delaySevereFlights
DL42081.5%0.95%-7 min7.0%733
Delta Air Lines on LAXDFW81.2%0.93%-5 min6.5%2,148
All LAXDFW flights77.2%1.62%-6 min8.6%20,090

Source: FlyerIntel analysis of US DOT BTS data · 2024-06-07 to 2026-06-30

Other routes DL420 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
LAXAUS Los Angeles to Austin2023-08-072024-06-0660
AUSLAX Austin to Los Angeles2023-09-052024-06-0166
DFWJFK Dallas–Fort Worth to New York2024-01-082024-05-0612078.0%
JFKDFW New York to Dallas–Fort Worth2024-01-132024-03-0912
LAXMSP Los Angeles to Minneapolis2023-12-162024-01-0723
DCAMSP Washington to Minneapolis2023-12-072023-12-159
MSPDCA Minneapolis to Washington2023-12-072023-12-159
ATLLIT Atlanta to Little Rock2023-12-042023-12-063
MSPMSY Minneapolis to New Orleans2023-11-202023-11-276
ATLDCA Atlanta to Washington2023-07-012023-08-0637
DCAATL Washington to Atlanta2023-07-012023-08-0637

Because the same number has served different journeys, the statistics above describe only the route DL420 currently operates. Blending them would produce an average of two different flights.

Data and methodology

Calculated by FlyerIntel from 733 records of DL420 operating LAXDFW, 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.

Full methodology · Report a problem