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DL1961 Delta Air Lines - Flight Status

Codeshare Flights
The flight VS3162 from Virgin Atlantic (VS) is a codeshare flight operated by Delta Air Lines (DL) under the flight number DL1961. Check this page for details about flight DL1961.

Below, you can find details about Delta Air Lines flight DL1961, which currently operates between the airports of New York - New York John F. Kennedy International Airport (Airport Code JFK) and San Juan - Luis Munoz Marin International Airport (Airport Code SJU).
This flight data pertains specifically to the flight's details for Thursday, October 16, 2025.

DL1961 On Time performance:
86
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

DL1961 Delta Air Lines to San Juan

Landed - On-time
Flight Status for Thursday October 16, 2025
This flight was also scheduled for Yesterday (October 15, 2025). See it here
This flight is also scheduled for Tomorrow (October 17, 2025). See it here

Airline information

Delta Air Lines
Delta Air Lines
Equipment: Airbus A321neo

Departure

New York (JFK)
October 16, 2025
New York John F. Kennedy International Airport
Departed at:
12:25 pm
Terminal:
4
Gate:
B42
Scheduled Departure Time: 12:29 pm

Arrival

San Juan (SJU)
October 16, 2025
Luis Munoz Marin International Airport
Arrived at:
04:04 pm
Terminal:
B
Gate:
B09
Scheduled Arrival Time: 04:25 pm
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Codeshare Flights

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

- LA6443 - LATAM Airlines

- LY4076 - El Al Israel Airlines

- VS3162 - Virgin Atlantic

- WS7434 - WestJet

Additional Information

Which is the frequency of flight DL1961?
The flight DL1961 is scheduled to flight on daily basis.

Which is the distance of flight DL1961?
The distance between the two airports is 1603 miles.

Which is the flight time of flight DL1961?
The scheduled flight time gate to gate is: 03:56 hours.
The real flight time gate to gate on average is: 03:49 hours.

Are the departure airport and arrival airport at the same Time Zone?
Yes, both airports are in the same timezone.

Alternative Flights

The following airlines serves the same route between New York and San Juan:

JetBlue
- Flight Number: B61603. (On Time performance: 73 - Average Delay: 14 minutes)
- Flight Number: B62903. (On Time performance: 57 - Average Delay: 41 minutes)
- Flight Number: B6303. (On Time performance: 55 - Average Delay: 32 minutes)
- Flight Number: B6503. (On Time performance: 54 - Average Delay: 48 minutes)
- Flight Number: B6803. (On Time performance: 72 - Average Delay: 16 minutes)

Delta Air Lines
- Flight Number: DL1859. (On Time performance: 70 - Average Delay: 27 minutes)
- Flight Number: DL1877. (On Time performance: 75 - Average Delay: 8 minutes)
- Flight Number: DL1966. (On Time performance: 82 - Average Delay: 6 minutes)

Frontier Airlines
- Flight Number: F93545. (On Time performance: 40 - Average Delay: 85 minutes)
- Flight Number: F93547. (On Time performance: 58 - Average Delay: 24 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 July 14, 2025 to October 13, 2025, we have obtained these figures.
Total number of flights: 92
On Time: 79 ( 86 % )
Moderate Delay: 4 ( 4 % )
Significant Delay: 4 ( 4 % )
Major Delay: 5 ( 5 % )
Canceled: 0 ( 0 % )
Diverted: 0 ( 0 % )

Average Delay: 10 minutes.
Delays analyzed by Weekday: We have gathered available data from last six months, spanning from April 14, 2025 to October 13, 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 October 02, 2024 to September 30, 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.

Last Past Flights DL1961

Date
Departure
Arrival
Duration
Aircraft
Status
Wednesday
15 October
12:35 pm
New York (JFK)
04:15 pm
San Juan (SJU)
03h 40min
Airbus A321neo
Airbus A321neo
Landed - On-time
Tuesday
14 October
01:20 pm
New York (JFK)
05:03 pm
San Juan (SJU)
03h 43min
Airbus A321neo
Airbus A321neo
Landed - Delayed
Monday
13 October
12:28 pm
New York (JFK)
04:18 pm
San Juan (SJU)
03h 50min
Airbus A321neo
Airbus A321neo
Landed - On-time
Sunday
12 October
12:22 pm
New York (JFK)
04:11 pm
San Juan (SJU)
03h 49min
Airbus A321neo
Airbus A321neo
Landed - On-time
Saturday
11 October
12:26 pm
New York (JFK)
04:05 pm
San Juan (SJU)
03h 39min
Airbus A321neo
Airbus A321neo
Landed - On-time
Friday
10 October
12:25 pm
New York (JFK)
03:56 pm
San Juan (SJU)
03h 31min
Airbus A321neo
Airbus A321neo
Landed - On-time
Thursday
09 October
12:25 pm
New York (JFK)
04:10 pm
San Juan (SJU)
03h 45min
Airbus A321neo
Airbus A321neo
Landed - On-time
Wednesday
08 October
12:23 pm
New York (JFK)
04:56 pm
San Juan (SJU)
04h 33min
Airbus A321neo
Airbus A321neo
Landed - Delayed
Tuesday
07 October
12:19 pm
New York (JFK)
04:02 pm
San Juan (SJU)
03h 43min
Airbus A321neo
Airbus A321neo
Landed - On-time
Monday
06 October
12:23 pm
New York (JFK)
04:05 pm
San Juan (SJU)
03h 42min
Airbus A321neo
Airbus A321neo
Landed - On-time