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Flight Reliability

DL 2085 · Delta Air Lines

New Orleans → Los Angeles (MSY–LAX)

99
Nerd Approved
WanderNerd Reliability Score
94%
Arrive within 15 minutes
9 min early
Average arrival delay
0.8%
Cancelled
15 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 364 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

Tuesday comes out ahead.

A small edge: 96% on time on Tuesdays against 90% on Sundays.

Better than the MSY–LAX route average.

DL 2085 arrived on time 94% of the time, versus 81% across the MSY–LAX route.

Better than the Delta Air Lines network average.

DL 2085 arrived on time 94% of the time, versus 81% across the Delta Air Lines network.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon92%(51 flights)
  • Tue96%(52 flights)
  • Wed94%(52 flights)
  • Thu96%(52 flights)
  • Fri96%(51 flights)
  • Sat92%(51 flights)
  • Sun90%(52 flights)
On-time trend by month
90%
May

Jun 97% → May 90% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202597%29
July 202594%31
August 202594%31
September 202597%30
October 202594%31
November 202593%29
December 202597%31
January 202690%30
February 202696%27
March 202694%31
April 202693%30
May 202690%31
Departures on time
93%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
361
Months covered
12

Same route, other flights

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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.