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Flight Reliability

DL 2561 · Delta Air Lines

New York → Orlando (LGA–MCO)

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A Little Dicey
WanderNerd Reliability Score
62%
Arrive within 15 minutes
20 min
Average arrival delay
3.9%
Cancelled
2 min
Median arrival delay

Based on 363 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

The late departure is the smart one here.

DL 2561 departing between 6–9 PM arrived on time 76% of the time, versus 60% between 3–6 PM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

DL 2561 arrived on time 75% of the time on Saturdays and just 43% on Sundays. That gap is worth planning around.

Lagging the LGA–MCO route.

DL 2561 arrived on time 62% of the time, versus 70% across the LGA–MCO route.

Well behind the Delta Air Lines network.

DL 2561 arrived on time 62% of the time, versus 81% across the Delta Air Lines network.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon51%(49 flights)
  • Tue68%(50 flights)
  • Wed66%(50 flights)
  • Thu63%(48 flights)
  • Fri69%(51 flights)
  • Sat75%(52 flights)
  • Sun43%(49 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 PM60%(307 flights)
  • 6–9 PM76%(42 flights)
On-time trend by month
63%
May

Jun 35% → May 63% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202535%29
July 202532%28
August 202561%31
September 202587%30
October 202570%30
November 202550%28
December 202553%30
January 202677%30
February 202677%26
March 202674%27
April 202667%30
May 202663%30
Departures on time
64%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
349
Months covered
12

Same route, other flights

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Based on 363 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.