DL1216Delta Air Lines · IAH → LAX
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Route confirmed Delta Air Lines

DL1216 HoustonIAH · 07:00 Los AngelesLAX · 08:30

DL1216 by Delta Air Lines flies from Houston (IAH) to Los Angeles (LAX) for the Fri, Sep 18 departure.

Right nowScheduled · gate A15
07:00

departs IAH · on schedule

Typical gate push−8 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−35 minmedian over 2 operations
Wins back in air~27 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

Where the minutes go

last 3 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
09-18
−35 arrival
09-17
−8 gate · −35 arrival
09-16
−8 gate

The bar is how late it left the gate; the ring is where it actually arrived. Board clocks, not estimates.

The route today

live boards
IAHHoustonOn-time likelyIAH delay board →
LAXLos AngelesOn-time likelyLAX delay board →
IAH→LAXevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
34%Chance of 15+ min delay
1.5%Chance of cancellation
+5 minAvg hub delay right now

Conditions at IAH and LAX are near their clear-air norm right now, so this reflects the route's recent baseline rather than a weather penalty. For this route and airline, under conditions like today's, over the last 90 days.

Pro Flight Search tracking, 90 days · the weather × delay correlation study → · live weather risk by airport →

When it flies

scheduled departures
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other Houston to Los Angeles flights today

same route · Delta Air Lines
DL1143departs 16:05

If DL1216 is cancelled, this is the other Delta Air Lines nonstop flight from Houston to Los Angeles on the same day, with scheduled departure times in IAH local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →

How DL1216 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for DL1216 across the IAH and LAX boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Early read — pattern not clear yet. Only 2 completed legs so far: left about 8 min early but landed about 32 min early. Not enough to call it.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how DL1216 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.

Technical record

How this operation is measured

board clocksaircraft

Board log

scheduled → actual, per operation
09-18IAH 07:00LAX 08:30 07:55 (−35)
09-17IAH 07:00 06:52 (−8)LAX 08:30 07:55 (−35)
09-16IAH 07:00 06:52 (−8)LAX

Aircraft

Recent tails: N327NB.

Board clocks recorded as IAH and LAX published them.

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