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Delta Air Lines · leaves Wed, November 11
IN THE AIR
9:24 PM
at the gate · Los Angeles · Terminal 3 · Gate 37A
Wednesday, November 11 · in 3 h 59 min
Expected · planned 6:33 PM · 171 min late
New York Los AngelesDL 738
Updated 8:25 PM New York · 5:25 PM Los Angeles · live data
Delta Air Lines·Boeing 767-400EROn its wayWed, Nov 11DL 738 New York to Los Angeles: Scheduled3:20PMJFKNew YorkTerminal 4Scheduled6:33PMLAXLos AngelesTerminal 3
Held down by an older planePlane 24 years old, two aisles
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Delta Air Lines · Wednesday, November 11, 2026
Took off 7:09 PMLands 9:16 PM3 h 51 min to landing
Gates and baggage belts come from the airports and can change on the day.
Gate to gate
- Wed, November 11 New York time
- 6:37 PMplanned 3:20 PMLeft the gate, happened197 min lateJFK · Terminal 4 · Gate B39
- 7:09 PMplanned 3:35 PMTook off, happened214 min lateNew York JFK
- Now1 h 16 min since take-off
- Wed, November 11 Los Angeles time
- 9:16 PMplanned 6:25 PMLands, expected171 min lateLos Angeles
- 9:24 PMplanned 6:33 PMAt the gate, expected171 min lateLAX · Terminal 3 · Gate 37A
- BagsNot announced yet · usually about an hour before landing
- AircraftBoeing 767-400ER · N843MH
- Flight time5 h 7 min · planned 5 h 50 min
From the airports · gates and belts can change on the day
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Before you fly
New YorkWednesday afternoon
12:15 PM at the door · JFK, Terminal 4
How busy is security before your flight?
EstimateBe at the door by 12:15 PM. You reach security at 12:30 PM, at its quietest before your flight.
Moderately busyagainst the day’s busiest quarter
You reach it at 12:30 PM. Once through, about 1 h 45 min until boarding opens.
Where can you wait before your flight?
UsuallyReading the lounges at JFK.
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Does your flight leave on time?
Not in our record yet.
Its departures aren’t in our data yet. The airline’s schedule has it leaving the gate at 3:20 PM, New York time.
Which plane is your flight on?
ForecastA Boeing 767-400ER, 2-3-2 in economy.
767-400ERThe plane assigned to this flight
Registration N843MH · 24 years old, an older cabin · Wi‑Fi, power at every seat, seatback screens, meals
2‑3‑2 in economy: the roomier of the two layouts airlines use on this type.
In the air
Flight time 6 h 13 min
Which way does it fly?
UsuallyOver land all the way.
2,490 mi from take‑off to landing.
Will it be bumpy?
ForecastSmooth, light bumps now and then. No bumpy stretch on the way; small bumps at most.
Smoothwith light bumps now and then
No bumpy stretch on the way; small bumps at most.
- Typical altitude
- Small bumps
3:30 PM sunset, Los Angeles time
What will you see from the window?
EstimateSunset on the left, about 2 h 55 min before landing.
Daylight, then the sunset 2 h 55 min before landing and night after it.
Left windowseats A–B
LawrenceUnited States, below the plane
Sunset, the sun on this side
JFK timeLAX time
5:50 PM2:50 PM
6:30 PM3:30 PM
LAX
Right windowseats H–K
TopekaUnited States, below the plane
New York time in bold, as your phone keeps it in the air; Los Angeles time under it. Approximate: from the airline’s planned departure at 3:20 PM and a usual taxi to take-off; if it leaves late, these move with it.
After landing
Los AngelesWednesday evening
What’s the weather when you land?
Measured now72 °F there now, clear. A light layer is enough.
72°FClear as you land
A light layer is enough.
- Still dark when you landsun up 6:25 AM–4:55 PM
How busy is the arrivals hall when you land?
CountedNo passport control.
From the gate straight to your bags and out.
How do you get to the city center?
EstimateA car or taxi is about 30 min quicker.
25minby car or taxi
public transport: about 55 min
Door to door from the airport, around your landing hour.
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