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Delta Air Lines · leaves Thu, November 12
DELAYED · 2 H 6 MIN
6:31 PM
leaves the gate · JFK · Terminal 4 · Gate B41
In 21 h 43 min
Expected · planned 4:25 PM · 126 min late
New York Los AngelesDL 771
Updated 8:48 PM New York · 5:48 PM Los Angeles · live data
Delta Air Lines·Boeing 767-400ERLeavesThu, Nov 12tomorrowDL 771 New York to Los Angeles: Scheduled4:25PMJFKNew YorkTerminal 4 · Gate B41Scheduled7:39PMLAXLos AngelesTerminal 3
Held down by an older planeRecent planes 26.3 years old, two aisles
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The Pulse is the average of its parts: (77 + 100 + 86 + 61) ÷ 4 = 81Pulse81
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Delta Air Lines · Thursday, November 12, 2026
Leaves 6:31 PMLands 9:31 PM
Gates and baggage belts come from the airports and can change on the day.
Gate to gate
- Thu, November 12 New York time
- 6:31 PMplanned 4:25 PMLeaves the gate, expected126 min lateJFK · Terminal 4 · Gate B41
- 6:41 PMplanned 4:40 PMTakes off, expected121 min lateNew York JFK
- Thu, November 12 Los Angeles time
- 9:31 PMplanned 7:31 PMLands, expected120 min lateLos Angeles
- 9:39 PMplanned 7:39 PMAt the gate, expected120 min lateLAX · Terminal 3 · Gate 30A
- AircraftBoeing 767-400ER
- Flight time5 h 51 min, planned
From the airports · gates and belts can change on the day
Before you fly
New YorkThursday afternoon
1:45 PM at the door · JFK, Terminal 4
How busy is security before your flight?
EstimateBe at the door by 1:45 PM. You reach security at 2:00 PM, at its quietest before your flight.
Moderately busyagainst the day’s busiest quarter
You reach it at 2:00 PM. Once through, about 1 h 15 min until boarding opens.
Where can you wait before your flight?
UsuallyReading the lounges at JFK.
Reading the lounges at JFK.Still counting: a new flight takes up to a minute the first time.
4:25 PM at the gate, on the schedule
Does your flight leave on time?
UsuallyMost often leaves the gate by 4:40 PM. Not always on time.
On timemost often, leaving the gate by 4:40 PM
One in five of its last 80 departures left more than 15 minutes late; when late, by about 75 minutes.
Which plane is your flight on?
UsuallyA Boeing 767-400ER, 2-3-2 in economy.
767-400ERThe type on its last flights
Planes 26–27 years old, an older cabin · Wi‑Fi, power at every seat, seatback screens, meals · lately also 767‑300ER, 8 of its 14 recent flights
2‑3‑2 in economy: the roomier of the two layouts airlines use on this type. Sunset on the left just after take‑off: then dark the rest of the way.
In the air
Flight time 6 h 14 min
Which way does it fly?
UsuallyOver land all the way.
2,490 mi from take‑off to landing.
Will it be bumpy?
ForecastSmooth all the way. No bumps in the forecast at cruise height.
Smoothall the way
No bumps in the forecast at cruise height.
- Typical altitude
5:10 PM sunset, New York time
What will you see from the window?
EstimateSunset on the left, about 30 min after take-off.
Daylight, then the sunset 30 min after take‑off and night after it.
Left windowseats A–B
Sunset, the sun on this side
LawrenceUnited States, below the plane, in the dark
JFK timeLAX time
5:10 PM2:10 PM
6:55 PM3:55 PM
LAX
Right windowseats H–K
TopekaUnited States, below the plane, in the dark
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 4:25 PM and a usual taxi to take-off; if it leaves late, these move with it.
After landing
Los AngelesThursday evening
What’s the weather when you land?
ForecastAbout 57 °F, rain possible. A light layer is enough.
57°FRain possible at night
A light layer is enough.
- Still dark when you landsun up 6:25 AM–4:50 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 40 min quicker.
30minby car or taxi
public transport: about 70 min
Door to door from the airport, around your landing hour.
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