Flight Reliability
DL 2540 · Delta Air Lines
New York → Orlando (LGA–MCO)89% of its flights flew this route. The rest (ATL–PBI, PBI–ATL) are included in these numbers.
- 60%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 17 min
- Average arrival delay
- 4.3%
- Cancelled
- 5 min
- Median arrival delay
Based on 164 historical flights. Data through May 2026.
What the data says
Friday is doing you no favors.
DL 2540 arrived on time 68% of the time on Thursdays and just 44% on Fridays. That gap is worth planning around.
Lagging the LGA–MCO route.
DL 2540 arrived on time 60% of the time, versus 70% across the LGA–MCO route.
Well behind the Delta Air Lines network.
DL 2540 arrived on time 60% of the time, versus 81% across the Delta Air Lines network.
Keep a backup plan handy.
DL 2540 was cancelled 4.3% of the time. Typical for U.S. flights is around 1–2%.
The breakdown
- Mon61%(23 flights)
- Tue67%(24 flights)
- Wed57%(21 flights)
- Thu68%(22 flights)
- Fri44%(23 flights)
- Sat68%(22 flights)
- Sun55%(22 flights)
- 9 AM–12 PM—(9 flights)
- 12–3 PM—(9 flights)
- 6–9 PM59%(139 flights)
Jun 50% → May 58% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 50% | 12 |
| January 2026 | 60% | 25 |
| February 2026 | 67% | 24 |
| March 2026 | 58% | 26 |
| April 2026 | 54% | 26 |
| May 2026 | 58% | 26 |
- Departures on time
- 57%
- Diverted
- 0%
- Flights flown
- 157
- Months covered
- 9
Same route, other flights
Keep nerding
Based on 164 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.