DL872 Delta Air Lines - Flight Status

Which is the frequency of flight DL872?
The flight DL872 is scheduled to flight on daily basis.

Which is the distance of flight DL872?
The distance between the two airports is 1668 miles.

Which is the flight time of flight DL872?
The scheduled flight time gate to gate is: 03:36 hours.
The real flight time gate to gate on average is: 03:33 hours.

Are the departure airport and arrival airport at the same Time Zone?
No, each airport is in a different timezone. The times shown above, are presented in the local time of each respective airport.
Current Time in Los Angeles: 2025-11-14 19:17:14
Current Time in New Orleans: 2025-11-14 21:17:14

The following airlines serves the same route between Los Angeles and New Orleans:

Delta Air Lines
- Flight Number: DL2096. (On Time performance: 82 - Average Delay: 16 minutes)
- Flight Number: DL2132. (On Time performance: 81 - Average Delay: 14 minutes)

Spirit Airlines
- Flight Number: NK1542. (On Time performance: 84 - Average Delay: 23 minutes)
- Flight Number: NK1680. (On Time performance: 50 - Average Delay: 27 minutes)
- Flight Number: NK221. (On Time performance: 89 - Average Delay: 45 minutes)

Southwest Airlines
- Flight Number: WN2741. (On Time performance: 69 - Average Delay: 19 minutes)
- Flight Number: WN2868. (On Time performance: 67 - Average Delay: 13 minutes)
- Flight Number: WN3831. (On Time performance: 92 - Average Delay: 2 minutes)
- Flight Number: WN537. (On Time performance: 86 - Average Delay: 8 minutes)
- Flight Number: WN799. (On Time performance: 50 - Average Delay: 44 minutes)

We have gathered data from recent months and present below an analysis of how timely the flights have been.

Delays analyzed by Weekday: We have gathered available data from last six months, spanning from June 08, 2025 to November 09, 2025. Next, you can observe the results broken down by day of the week: number of flights analyzed, on-time performance per day, and average delay per day.

Delays analyzed by Month: We have gathered available data from last twelve closed months, spanning from June 08, 2025 to October 31, 2025. Next, you can observe the results broken down by month: number of flights analyzed, on-time performance per month, and average delay per month.