Flight profile · Delta Air Lines
DL861
Indianapolis (IND) to Los Angeles (LAX) · scheduled 7:05 AM – 8:55 AM
How DL861 performs
738 operations, 2023-09-08 to 2026-06-30.
DL861 arrived on time 85.8% of the time, against 82.7% for all IND → LAX flights — this specific departure is 3.1 percentage points better than the route as a whole.
Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics · 738 operations between 2023-09-08 to 2026-06-30
Against the rest of the route
| On time | Cancelled | Median delay | Severe | Flights | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DL861 | 85.8% | 0.54% | -10 min | 4.0% | 738 |
| Delta Air Lines on IND → LAX | 86.0% | 0.48% | -11 min | 4.0% | 840 |
| All IND → LAX flights | 82.7% | 0.56% | -9 min | 6.0% | 2,154 |
Source: FlyerIntel analysis of US DOT BTS data · 2023-09-08 to 2026-06-30
Other routes DL861 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.
Because the same number has served different journeys, the statistics above describe only the route DL861 currently operates. Blending them would produce an average of two different flights.
Data and methodology
Calculated by FlyerIntel from 738 records of DL861 operating IND → LAX, 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.