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DL 2286 · Delta Air Lines

New York → Atlanta (JFK–ATL)99% of its flights flew this route. The rest (FSD–MSP, MSP–FSD) are included in these numbers.

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Nerd Approved
WanderNerd Reliability Score
89%
Arrive within 15 minutes
3 min early
Average arrival delay
1.1%
Cancelled
10 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 362 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

Tuesday has been the better bet.

A small edge: 92% on time on Tuesdays against 87% on Fridays.

Better than the JFK–ATL route average.

DL 2286 arrived on time 89% of the time, versus 77% across the JFK–ATL route.

Better than the Delta Air Lines network average.

DL 2286 arrived on time 89% of the time, versus 81% across the Delta Air Lines network.

Trending in the right direction.

DL 2286 arrived on time 94% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 83% in the three months before that.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon92%(48 flights)
  • Tue92%(50 flights)
  • Wed90%(52 flights)
  • Thu89%(52 flights)
  • Fri87%(52 flights)
  • Sat89%(52 flights)
  • Sun88%(49 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM—(9 flights)
  • 6–9 AM90%(344 flights)
  • 3–6 PM—(1 flights)
  • 6–9 PM—(1 flights)
On-time trend by month
94%
May

Jun 97% → May 94% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202597%30
July 202587%30
August 202593%29
September 202593%30
October 202581%31
November 202590%30
December 202577%30
January 202683%29
February 202689%26
March 202694%31
April 202696%28
May 202694%31
Departures on time
92%
Diverted
0.8%
Flights flown
355
Months covered
12

Same route, other flights

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Based on 362 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.