Flight Reliability
DL 1874 · Delta Air Lines
New York → Chicago (LGA–ORD)86% of its flights flew this route. The rest (ATL–MCI, MCI–MSP) are included in these numbers.
- 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
- Mon90%(30 flights)
- Tue73%(30 flights)
- Wed84%(32 flights)
- Thu83%(29 flights)
- Fri85%(27 flights)
- Sat—(5 flights)
- Sun80%(30 flights)
- 6–9 AM82%(158 flights)
- 3–6 PM—(2 flights)
- 9 PM–12 AM70%(23 flights)
Jun 79% → Feb 82% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 79% | 19 |
| July 2025 | 86% | 22 |
| August 2025 | 92% | 25 |
| September 2025 | 96% | 26 |
| October 2025 | 85% | 27 |
| November 2025 | 67% | 24 |
| December 2025 | 60% | 15 |
| February 2026 | 82% | 17 |
- Departures on time
- 86%
- Diverted
- 0%
- Flights flown
- 183
- Months covered
- 10
Same route, other flights
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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.