DL887 New YorkJFK · 16:25 Salt Lake CitySLC · 19:51
DL887 by Delta Air Lines flies from New York (JFK) to Salt Lake City (SLC) for the Thu, Oct 29 departure.
departs JFK · on schedule
board checked 25m ago · checking again in 45s
⚖ DL887 typically leaves +0 and lands −38. The air wins minutes back.Where the minutes go
last 7 operations · gate push → arrivalThe bar is how late it left the gate; the ring is where it actually arrived. Board clocks, not estimates.
The last 30 days
arrival outcome per operationmedian arrival −38 min · 0 cancelled · 15 operations tracked
The route today
live boardsWeather lens
Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now
Measured, 90-day sampleDriven mainly by JFK (New York), currently flying VFR (visual). These figures come from both airports' records under conditions like today's, over the last 90 days.
Pro Flight Search tracking, 90 days · the weather × delay correlation study → · live weather risk by airport →
Tomorrow on this route
ForecastNew York to Salt Lake City with Delta Air Lines · Fri 30 Oct, local date
- Chance a departure is cancelled
- 0.6%0.7× usual
- Chance a departure leaves 60+ min late
- 10%0.8× usual
Forecast weather: 86% chance of rain at Salt Lake City
Forecast: WeatherTomorrow · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · About 4 departures a day on this route with this airline. · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.
When it flies
scheduled departuresEach mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.
Other New York to Salt Lake City flights today
same route · Delta Air LinesIf DL887 is cancelled, these are the other Delta Air Lines nonstop flights from New York to Salt Lake City on the same day, with scheduled departure times in JFK local time. Most flights that show a delay still operate. Rebooking usually helps only when that delay is very large. Every airline on this route →
How DL887 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for DL887 across the JFK and SLC boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~28 min early. Based on 14 confirmed landings · 12/14 within 15 min of schedule. Pushes back late but makes up time in the air.
The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how DL887 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.
How this operation is measured
Board log
scheduled → actual, per operationAircraft
Recent tails: N517DN, N531DA, N534DT, N540DE.
Board clocks recorded as JFK and SLC published them.
Planning around DL887? Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure
Journalists, bloggers, and researchers may cite this page with attribution and a link to Pro Flight Search.
Pro Flight Search: DL887 New York to Salt Lake City on-time performance, measured from the JFK and SLC airport boards.
https://proflightsearch.com/flight/DL887
.