Flight Reliability
DL 1233 · Delta Air Lines
New York → Austin (JFK–AUS)
71
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
- 74%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 3 min
- Average arrival delay
- 2.5%
- Cancelled
- 10 min early
- Median arrival delay
Based on 364 historical flights. Data through May 2026.
What the data says
The 3–6 PM departure wins.
DL 1233 departing between 3–6 PM arrived on time 83% of the time, versus 69% between 6–9 PM.
Sunday scaries are real for this one.
DL 1233 arrived on time 82% of the time on Tuesdays and just 66% on Sundays. That gap is worth planning around.
Lagging the JFK–AUS route.
DL 1233 arrived on time 74% of the time, versus 82% across the JFK–AUS route.
Lagging the Delta Air Lines network.
DL 1233 arrived on time 74% of the time, versus 81% across the Delta Air Lines network.
The breakdown
- Mon74%(50 flights)
- Tue82%(51 flights)
- Wed67%(51 flights)
- Thu69%(51 flights)
- Fri80%(50 flights)
- Sat80%(51 flights)
- Sun66%(50 flights)
- 3–6 PM83%(127 flights)
- 6–9 PM69%(227 flights)
70%
May
Jun 53% → May 70% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 53% | 30 |
| July 2025 | 65% | 31 |
| August 2025 | 73% | 30 |
| September 2025 | 77% | 30 |
| October 2025 | 67% | 30 |
| November 2025 | 66% | 29 |
| December 2025 | 79% | 29 |
| January 2026 | 79% | 28 |
| February 2026 | 77% | 26 |
| March 2026 | 87% | 31 |
| April 2026 | 97% | 30 |
| May 2026 | 70% | 30 |
- Departures on time
- 79%
- Diverted
- 0.3%
- Flights flown
- 354
- Months covered
- 12
Same route, other flights
Keep nerding
Based on 364 historical flights, because apparently we checked. Historical flight data: U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics, June 2025 – May 2026. Data through May 2026. How we calculate this.