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DL798

New York (JFK) to Phoenix (PHX) · scheduled 4:59 PM – 11:59 PM

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How DL798 performs

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

On-time arrivals
75.5%
552 of 731 completed
Cancellation rate
2.40%
18 cancelled
Median arrival delay
-7 min
Average 5.8 min
Severe delays
8.5%
Arrived 60+ minutes late
Delay when late
73 min
Average, when 15+ min late
Departure punctuality
77.9%
Left the gate on time

DL798 arrived on time 75.5% of the time, against 80.2% for all JFKPHX flights — this specific departure is 4.7 percentage points worse than the route as a whole. Against Delta Air Lines’s own flights on this route it is 4.8 points worse.

Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics · 751 operations between 2024-06-07 to 2026-06-30

Against the rest of the route

On timeCancelledMedian delaySevereFlights
DL79875.5%2.40%-7 min8.5%751
Delta Air Lines on JFKPHX80.3%1.65%-11 min6.5%2,730
All JFKPHX flights80.2%1.55%-11 min7.1%8,323

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

Other routes DL798 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
DENATL Denver to Atlanta2023-07-012024-06-0621392.0%
SANDTW San Diego to Detroit2024-03-102024-04-0830
SANJFK San Diego to New York2024-01-082024-03-0962

Because the same number has served different journeys, the statistics above describe only the route DL798 currently operates. Blending them would produce an average of two different flights.

Data and methodology

Calculated by FlyerIntel from 751 records of DL798 operating JFKPHX, 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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