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Flight Reliability

DL 1874 · Delta Air Lines

New York → Chicago (LGAORD)86% of its flights flew this route. The rest (ATL–MCI, MCI–MSP) are included in these numbers.

78
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
81%
Arrive within 15 minutes
9 min
Average arrival delay
2.7%
Cancelled
5 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 188 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

DL 1874 departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 82% of the time, versus 70% between 9 PM–12 AM.

Tuesdays have been rough.

DL 1874 arrived on time 90% of the time on Mondays and just 73% on Tuesdays. That gap is worth planning around.

Better than the LGA–ORD route average.

DL 1874 arrived on time 81% of the time, versus 68% across the LGA–ORD route.

Recent months have been rougher.

DL 1874 arrived on time 70% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 91% in the three months before that.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon90%(30 flights)
  • Tue73%(30 flights)
  • Wed84%(32 flights)
  • Thu83%(29 flights)
  • Fri85%(27 flights)
  • Sat(5 flights)
  • Sun80%(30 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM82%(158 flights)
  • 3–6 PM(2 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM70%(23 flights)
On-time trend by month
82%
Feb

Jun 79% → Feb 82% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202579%19
July 202586%22
August 202592%25
September 202596%26
October 202585%27
November 202567%24
December 202560%15
February 202682%17
Departures on time
86%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
183
Months covered
10

Based on 188 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.