DL861Delta Air Lines · LAX → IND
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DL861 Los AngelesLAX · 09:10 IndianapolisIND · 16:08

DL861 by Delta Air Lines flies from Los Angeles (LAX) to Indianapolis (IND).

Right nowNext departure today Operates daily
17:18

scheduled from LAX

Typical gate push+8 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−14 minmedian over 8 operations
Wins back in air~22 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
10-05
+6 gate · −19 arrival
10-04
+3 gate · −18 arrival
10-02
+8 gate · −13 arrival
10-01
−12 arrival
09-30
+9 gate · −10 arrival
09-29
+1 gate · −30 arrival
09-28
+14 gate · −14 arrival

The 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 operation

median arrival −14 min · 0 cancelled · 8 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
LAXLos AngelesOn-time likelyLAX delay board →
INDIndianapolisHigh riskIND delay board →
LAX→INDevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
40%Chance of 15+ min delay
2.1%Chance of cancellation
+6 minAvg hub delay right now

Conditions at LAX and IND 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 Indianapolis flights

same route · Delta Air Lines
DL909departs 09:30 · Sun, Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri

If DL861 is cancelled, this is the other Delta Air Lines nonstop flight from Los Angeles to Indianapolis, 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 DL861 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for DL861 across the LAX and IND boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~14 min early. Based on 8 confirmed landings · 8/8 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 DL861 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
10-05LAX 09:10 09:16 (+6)IND 16:08 15:49 (−19)
10-04LAX 09:10 09:13 (+3)IND 16:08 15:50 (−18)
10-02LAX 09:10 09:18 (+8)IND 16:08 15:55 (−13)
10-01LAX 09:10IND 16:08 15:56 (−12)
09-30LAX 09:10 09:19 (+9)IND 16:08 15:58 (−10)
09-29LAX 09:10 09:11 (+1)IND 16:08 15:38 (−30)
09-28LAX 09:10 09:24 (+14)IND 16:08 15:54 (−14)
09-27LAX 09:10 09:22 (+12)IND 16:08 15:52 (−16)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N858DZ, N921DU, N883DN, N908DN.

Board clocks recorded as LAX and IND published them.

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