Flight Reliability
DL 1740 · Delta Air Lines
New York → Orlando (JFK–MCO)
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A Little Dicey
WanderNerd Reliability Score
- 66%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 19 min
- Average arrival delay
- 3.8%
- Cancelled
- 2 min early
- Median arrival delay
Based on 342 historical flights. Data through May 2026.
What the data says
Sunday scaries are real for this one.
DL 1740 arrived on time 76% of the time on Fridays and just 49% on Sundays. That gap is worth planning around.
Lagging the JFK–MCO route.
DL 1740 arrived on time 66% of the time, versus 73% across the JFK–MCO route.
Well behind the Delta Air Lines network.
DL 1740 arrived on time 66% of the time, versus 81% across the Delta Air Lines network.
Keep a backup plan handy.
DL 1740 was cancelled 3.8% of the time. Typical for U.S. flights is around 1–2%.
The breakdown
- Mon64%(50 flights)
- Tue73%(45 flights)
- Wed64%(42 flights)
- Thu62%(47 flights)
- Fri76%(49 flights)
- Sat72%(47 flights)
- Sun49%(49 flights)
81%
May
Jun 52% → May 81% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 52% | 29 |
| July 2025 | 46% | 26 |
| August 2025 | 80% | 30 |
| September 2025 | 73% | 30 |
| October 2025 | 45% | 31 |
| November 2025 | 55% | 29 |
| December 2025 | 63% | 27 |
| January 2026 | 71% | 17 |
| February 2026 | 60% | 20 |
| March 2026 | 76% | 29 |
| April 2026 | 83% | 30 |
| May 2026 | 81% | 31 |
- Departures on time
- 63%
- Diverted
- 0%
- Flights flown
- 329
- Months covered
- 12
Same route, other flights
Keep nerding
Based on 342 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.