DL978 Delta Air Lines - Flight Status

Codeshare Flights
The flight VS3879 from Virgin Atlantic (VS) is a codeshare flight operated by Delta Air Lines (DL) under the flight number DL978. Check this page for details about flight DL978.

Below, you can find details about Delta Air Lines flight DL978, which currently operates between the airports of Las Vegas - Las Vegas Harry Reid International Airport (Airport Code LAS) and New York - New York John F. Kennedy International Airport (Airport Code JFK).
This flight data pertains specifically to the flight's details for Monday, January 26, 2026.

DL978 On Time performance:
94
We have calculated the percentage of flights that arrived within 15 minutes of their scheduled time, or earlier, based on real flight data from the last 3 months. More about punctuality and delays

Flight Status

DL978 Delta Air Lines to New York

Landed - Delayed
Delay: 95 minutes
Flight Status for Monday January 26, 2026
This flight is also scheduled for Today (January 27, 2026). See it here
This flight is also scheduled for Tomorrow (January 28, 2026). See it here

Airline information

Delta Air Lines
Delta Air Lines
Equipment: Airbus A321neo

Departure

Las Vegas (LAS)
January 26, 2026
Las Vegas Harry Reid International Airport
Departed at:
01:20 pm
Terminal:
1
Gate:
D34
Scheduled Departure Time: 11:56 am

Arrival

New York (JFK)
January 26, 2026
New York John F. Kennedy International Airport
Arrived at:
09:45 pm
Terminal:
4
Gate:
B53
Scheduled Arrival Time: 08:10 pm
Disclaimer
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Codeshare Flights

This flight is shared with other airlines, this means that these other flights are the same:

- KE7530 - Korean Air

- KL7862 - KLM Royal Dutch Airlines

- LA6658 - LATAM Airlines

- LY4334 - El Al Israel Airlines

- VS3879 - Virgin Atlantic

Additional Information

Which is the frequency of flight DL978?
The flight DL978 is scheduled to flight on daily basis.

Which is the distance of flight DL978?
The distance between the two airports is 2243 miles.

Which is the flight time of flight DL978?
The scheduled flight time gate to gate is: 05:14 hours.
The real flight time gate to gate on average is: 04:56 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 Las Vegas: 2026-01-27 01:01:59
Current Time in New York: 2026-01-27 04:01:59

Alternative Flights

The following airlines serves the same route between Las Vegas and New York:

American Airlines
- Flight Number: AA1069. (On Time performance: 82 - Average Delay: 23 minutes)

JetBlue
- Flight Number: B62048.
- Flight Number: B6348. (On Time performance: 83 - Average Delay: 17 minutes)
- Flight Number: B6448. (On Time performance: 87 - Average Delay: 13 minutes)
- Flight Number: B6948. (On Time performance: 76 - Average Delay: 10 minutes)

Delta Air Lines
- Flight Number: DL2762. (On Time performance: 81 - Average Delay: 5 minutes)
- Flight Number: DL333. (On Time performance: 84 - Average Delay: 16 minutes)
- Flight Number: DL403. (On Time performance: 93 - Average Delay: 3 minutes)
- Flight Number: DL510. (On Time performance: 93 - Average Delay: 5 minutes)
- Flight Number: DL651. (On Time performance: 81 - Average Delay: 16 minutes)
- Flight Number: DL807. (On Time performance: 85 - Average Delay: 25 minutes)
- Flight Number: DL844. (On Time performance: 97 - Average Delay: 2 minutes)

Punctuality and delays

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

In terms of On-Time Performance, by analyzing the flight data from the last three months, spanning from January 05, 2026 to January 20, 2026, we have obtained these figures.
Total number of flights: 16
On Time: 15 ( 94 % )
Moderate Delay: 1 ( 6 % )
Significant Delay: 0 ( 0 % )
Major Delay: 0 ( 0 % )
Canceled: 0 ( 0 % )
Diverted: 0 ( 0 % )

Average Delay: 3 minutes.
Delays analyzed by Week: It is not possible to calculate the On-Time Performance for this flight accurately by weekday due to insufficient or non-representative data, as doing so could lead to misleading conclusions
Delays analyzed by Month: It is not possible to calculate the On-Time Performance for this flight accurately by month due to insufficient or non-representative data, as doing so could lead to misleading conclusions

Last Past Flights DL978

Date
Departure
Arrival
Duration
Aircraft
Status
Monday
26 January
01:20 pm
Las Vegas (LAS)
09:45 pm
New York (JFK)
05h 25min
Airbus A321neo
Airbus A321neo
Landed - Delayed
Sunday
25 January
11:56 am
Las Vegas (LAS)
08:02 pm
New York (JFK)
05h 06min
Airbus A321neo
Airbus A321neo
Saturday
24 January
02:38 pm
Las Vegas (LAS)
09:54 pm
New York (JFK)
04h 16min
Airbus A321neo
Airbus A321neo
Landed - Delayed
Friday
23 January
11:54 am
Las Vegas (LAS)
07:11 pm
New York (JFK)
04h 17min
Airbus A321neo
Airbus A321neo
Landed - On-time
Thursday
22 January
12:29 pm
Las Vegas (LAS)
08:15 pm
New York (JFK)
04h 46min
Airbus A321neo
Airbus A321neo
Landed - On-time
Wednesday
21 January
12:40 pm
Las Vegas (LAS)
08:35 pm
New York (JFK)
04h 55min
Airbus A321neo
Airbus A321neo
Landed - On-time
Tuesday
20 January
12:47 pm
Las Vegas (LAS)
08:33 pm
New York (JFK)
04h 46min
Airbus A321neo
Airbus A321neo
Landed - On-time
Monday
19 January
01:01 pm
Las Vegas (LAS)
08:36 pm
New York (JFK)
04h 35min
Airbus A321neo
Airbus A321neo
Landed - Delayed
Sunday
18 January
11:50 am
Las Vegas (LAS)
07:49 pm
New York (JFK)
04h 59min
Airbus A321neo
Airbus A321neo
Landed - On-time
Saturday
17 January
11:40 am
Las Vegas (LAS)
08:16 pm
New York (JFK)
05h 36min
Airbus A330-90
Airbus A330-90
Landed - On-time