Flight Reliability
DL 2801 · Delta Air Lines
New York → Chicago (LGA–ORD)87% of its flights flew this route. The rest (SDF–ATL, ATL–CHA) are included in these numbers.
- 50%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 52 min
- Average arrival delay
- 7.6%
- Cancelled
- 13 min
- Median arrival delay
Based on 197 historical flights. Data through May 2026.
What the data says
Morning flights do better here.
DL 2801 departing between 9 AM–12 PM arrived on time 91% of the time, versus 45% between 6–9 PM.
Thursdays have been rough.
DL 2801 arrived on time 61% of the time on Fridays and just 35% on Thursdays. That gap is worth planning around.
Well behind the LGA–ORD route.
DL 2801 arrived on time 50% of the time, versus 68% across the LGA–ORD route.
Well behind the Delta Air Lines network.
DL 2801 arrived on time 50% of the time, versus 81% across the Delta Air Lines network.
The breakdown
- Mon55%(29 flights)
- Tue52%(31 flights)
- Wed49%(33 flights)
- Thu35%(29 flights)
- Fri61%(28 flights)
- Sat—(4 flights)
- Sun48%(27 flights)
- 9 AM–12 PM91%(22 flights)
- 6–9 PM45%(159 flights)
Jun 46% → Apr 94% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 46% | 22 |
| July 2025 | 35% | 23 |
| August 2025 | 68% | 25 |
| September 2025 | 62% | 26 |
| October 2025 | 27% | 26 |
| November 2025 | 44% | 23 |
| December 2025 | 21% | 14 |
| April 2026 | 94% | 16 |
- Departures on time
- 56%
- Diverted
- 0.5%
- Flights flown
- 181
- Months covered
- 9
Same route, other flights
Keep nerding
Based on 197 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.