DL1287 Los AngelesLAX · 18:30 HoustonIAH · 23:54
DL1287 by Delta Air Lines flies from Los Angeles (LAX) to Houston (IAH).
scheduled from LAX
The route today
live boardsWeather lens
Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight
Measured, 90-day sampleConditions at LAX and IAH 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 departuresEach mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.
Other Los Angeles to Houston flights today
same route · Delta Air LinesIf DL1287 is cancelled, this is the other Delta Air Lines nonstop flight from Los Angeles to Houston on the same day, with scheduled departure times in LAX local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →
How DL1287 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for DL1287 across the LAX and IAH boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Early read — pattern not clear yet. Only 2 completed legs so far: left heavily delayed (~139 min) but landed heavily delayed (~116 min). Not enough to call it.
The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how DL1287 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.
How this operation is measured
Board log
scheduled → actual, per operationAircraft
Recent tails: N351NB, N337NB.
Board clocks recorded as LAX and IAH published them.
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Pro Flight Search — DL1287 Los Angeles to Houston on-time performance, measured from the LAX and IAH airport boards.
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