DL938 Los AngelesLAX · 15:25 New YorkJFK · 23:42
DL938 by Delta Air Lines flies from Los Angeles (LAX) to New York (JFK) for the Wed, Oct 21 departure.
estimated arrival at JFK · local time · ~38 min from now
position updated 7m ago · checking again in 90s
Live position · flown path, last 4h 4m
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 −11 min · 1 cancelled · 12 operations tracked
The route today
live boardsWeather lens
Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight
Measured, 90-day sampleConditions at LAX and JFK are near their clear-air norm right now, so this reflects the route's recent baseline rather than a weather penalty. For this route and airline, 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 →
When it flies
scheduled departuresEach mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.
Other Los Angeles to New York flights today
same route · Delta Air LinesIf DL938 is cancelled, these are the other Delta Air Lines nonstop flights from Los Angeles to New York on the same day, with scheduled departure times in LAX local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →
How DL938 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for DL938 across the LAX and JFK boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~6 min early. Based on 10 confirmed landings · 9/10 within 15 min of schedule.
The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how DL938 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: N169DZ, N195DN, N1602, N176DZ.
Board clocks recorded as LAX and JFK published them.
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