Flight profile · Delta Air Lines
DL986
Los Angeles (LAX) to Austin (AUS) · scheduled 10:30 AM – 3:54 PM
How DL986 performs
683 operations, 2023-09-05 to 2026-06-30.
Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics · 683 operations between 2023-09-05 to 2026-06-30
Against the rest of the route
| On time | Cancelled | Median delay | Severe | Flights | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DL986 | 80.6% | 0.88% | -7 min | 4.6% | 683 |
| Delta Air Lines on LAX → AUS | 79.5% | 0.67% | -6 min | 7.3% | 3,751 |
| All LAX → AUS flights | 79.8% | 0.57% | -6 min | 6.8% | 12,450 |
Source: FlyerIntel analysis of US DOT BTS data · 2023-09-05 to 2026-06-30
Other routes DL986 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| AUS→LAX Austin to Los Angeles | 2024-03-16 – 2026-06-27 | 243 | 64.5% |
| AUS→ATL Austin to Atlanta | 2025-12-20 – 2026-01-04 | 16 | — |
| RDU→MSP Raleigh–Durham to Minneapolis | 2025-01-13 – 2025-03-07 | 45 | — |
| SMF→SEA Sacramento to Seattle | 2024-04-09 – 2024-05-06 | 28 | — |
| SLC→ATL Salt Lake City to Atlanta | 2024-01-08 – 2024-03-09 | 62 | — |
| MSP→DEN Minneapolis to Denver | 2023-11-05 – 2023-12-15 | 41 | — |
| DEN→MSP Denver to Minneapolis | 2023-11-05 – 2023-12-15 | 24 | — |
| BTV→MSP Burlington to Minneapolis | 2023-07-01 – 2023-09-04 | 28 | — |
| MSP→BTV Minneapolis to Burlington | 2023-07-01 – 2023-09-04 | 28 | — |
| ORD→BOS Chicago to Boston | 2023-07-03 – 2023-09-03 | 13 | — |
Because the same number has served different journeys, the statistics above describe only the route DL986 currently operates. Blending them would produce an average of two different flights.
Data and methodology
Calculated by FlyerIntel from 683 records of DL986 operating LAX → AUS, 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.