Flight Reliability
DL 1968 · Delta Air Lines
New Orleans → New York (MSY–JFK)
73
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
- 81%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 3 min
- Average arrival delay
- 1.3%
- Cancelled
- 8 min early
- Median arrival delay
Based on 75 historical flights. Data through May 2026.
What the data says
Tuesdays have been rough.
DL 1968 arrived on time 100% of the time on Thursdays and just 73% on Tuesdays. That gap is worth planning around.
The breakdown
- Mon91%(11 flights)
- Tue73%(11 flights)
- Wed91%(11 flights)
- Thu100%(10 flights)
- Fri82%(11 flights)
- Sat—(9 flights)
- Sun—(9 flights)
78%
Dec
Oct 88% → Dec 78% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| October 2025 | 88% | 25 |
| November 2025 | 76% | 29 |
| December 2025 | 78% | 18 |
- Departures on time
- 74%
- Diverted
- 2.7%
- Flights flown
- 72
- Months covered
- 3
Same route, other flights
Keep nerding
Based on 75 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.