Flight profile · Delta Air Lines
DL938
Los Angeles (LAX) to New York (JFK) · scheduled 4:00 PM – 11:22 PM
How DL938 performs
611 operations, 2024-06-07 to 2026-06-30.
DL938 arrived on time 78.9% of the time, against 80.1% for all LAX → JFK flights — this specific departure is 1.2 percentage points worse than the route as a whole.
Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics · 611 operations between 2024-06-07 to 2026-06-30
Against the rest of the route
| On time | Cancelled | Median delay | Severe | Flights | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DL938 | 78.9% | 1.31% | -13 min | 8.9% | 611 |
| Delta Air Lines on LAX → JFK | 79.8% | 0.86% | -9 min | 7.4% | 9,995 |
| All LAX → JFK flights | 80.1% | 1.08% | -11 min | 8.1% | 30,234 |
Source: FlyerIntel analysis of US DOT BTS data · 2024-06-07 to 2026-06-30
Other routes DL938 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MCO→MSP Orlando to Minneapolis | 2025-04-14 – 2025-05-06 | 23 | — |
| LGA→ATL New York to Atlanta | 2023-07-02 – 2024-06-06 | 193 | 80.1% |
| LAS→JFK Las Vegas to New York | 2024-04-09 – 2024-05-06 | 28 | — |
| SFO→JFK San Francisco to New York | 2024-03-10 – 2024-04-08 | 30 | — |
| MSP→DTW Minneapolis to Detroit | 2024-01-08 – 2024-03-09 | 62 | — |
| SEA→MSP Seattle to Minneapolis | 2023-07-01 – 2023-07-08 | 2 | — |
Because the same number has served different journeys, the statistics above describe only the route DL938 currently operates. Blending them would produce an average of two different flights.
Data and methodology
Calculated by FlyerIntel from 611 records of DL938 operating LAX → JFK, 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.