DL40 SydneySYD · 09:15 Los AngelesLAX · 06:05
DL40 by Delta Air Lines flies from Sydney (SYD) to Los Angeles (LAX) for the Tue, Sep 8 departure.
en route from SYD to LAX
board checked 13m ago · checking again in 45s
Board estimate · gate and arrival times. Off blocks 09:15 · typical taxi-out at SYD ≈ 9.3 min. No receiver coverage over open ocean.
Where the minutes go
last 7 operations · gate push → arrivalThe bar is how late it left the gate; the ring is where it actually arrived. Board clocks, not estimates.
The last 30 days
arrival outcome per operationmedian arrival −6 min · 0 cancelled · 11 operations tracked
The route today
live boardsWeather lens
Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight
Measured, 90-day sampleConditions at SYD 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 departuresEach mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.
Other Sydney to Los Angeles flights today
same route · Delta Air LinesIf DL40 is cancelled, this is the other Delta Air Lines nonstop flight from Sydney to Los Angeles on the same day, with scheduled departure times in SYD local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →
How DL40 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for DL40 across the SYD and LAX boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands on time. Based on 11 confirmed landings · 10/11 within 15 min of schedule.
The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how DL40 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: N575DZ, N531DN, N514DN, N516DN.
Board clocks recorded as SYD and LAX published them.
Planning around DL40? Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure
Journalists, bloggers, and researchers may cite this page with attribution and a link to Pro Flight Search.
Pro Flight Search — DL40 Sydney to Los Angeles on-time performance, measured from the SYD and LAX airport boards.
https://proflightsearch.com/flight/DL40
.