DL521Delta Air Lines · LAX → DFW
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Route confirmed Delta Air Lines

DL521 Los AngelesLAX · 07:35 Dallas-Fort WorthDFW · 12:48

DL521 by Delta Air Lines flies from Los Angeles (LAX) to Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) for the Thu, Aug 20 departure.

Right nowEn route to Dallas-Fort Worth · off blocks 07:40 · 5 min late
En route

en route from LAX to DFW

En routeDL521 · position estimated
LAXLos AngelesDFWDallas-Fort Worth
Estimated from the boards

Board estimate · gate and arrival times. Off blocks 07:40.

Typical gate push+15 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−3 minmedian over 4 operations
Wins back in air~18 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

Where the minutes go

last 4 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
08-20
+5 gate · −8 arrival
08-19
+12 gate · −4 arrival
08-18
+16 gate · −3 arrival
08-17
+15 gate · +0 arrival

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
LAXLos AngelesModerate riskLAX delay board →
DFWDallas-Fort WorthOn-time likelyDFW delay board →
LAX→DFWevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
42%Chance of 15+ min delay
0.7%Chance of cancellation
+11 minAvg hub delay right now

Conditions at LAX and DFW 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 Los Angeles to Dallas-Fort Worth flights today

same route · Delta Air Lines
DL8843departs 09:50
DL948departs 13:55
DL420departs 17:00

If DL521 is cancelled, these are the other Delta Air Lines nonstop flights from Los Angeles to Dallas-Fort Worth 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 DL521 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for DL521 across the LAX and DFW boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands on time. Based on 4 confirmed landings · 4/4 within 15 min of schedule. Pushes back late but makes up time in the air.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how DL521 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
08-20LAX 07:35 07:40 (+5)DFW 12:48 12:40 (−8)
08-19LAX 09:40 09:52 (+12)DFW 14:53 14:49 (−4)
08-18LAX 09:40 09:56 (+16)DFW 14:53 14:50 (−3)
08-17LAX 07:35 07:50 (+15)DFW 12:48 (+0)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N339NB, N369NB.

Board clocks recorded as LAX and DFW published them.

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