Flight Reliability
DL 2806 · Delta Air Lines
New York → Chicago (LGA–ORD)94% of its flights flew this route. The rest (ATL–MKE) are included in these numbers.
- 58%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 32 min
- Average arrival delay
- 4.4%
- Cancelled
- 4 min
- Median arrival delay
Based on 206 historical flights. Data through May 2026.
What the data says
The 3–6 PM departure wins.
DL 2806 departing between 3–6 PM arrived on time 92% of the time, versus 55% between 6–9 PM.
Thursdays have been rough.
DL 2806 arrived on time 67% of the time on Wednesdays and just 39% on Thursdays. That gap is worth planning around.
Lagging the LGA–ORD route.
DL 2806 arrived on time 58% of the time, versus 68% across the LGA–ORD route.
Well behind the Delta Air Lines network.
DL 2806 arrived on time 58% of the time, versus 81% across the Delta Air Lines network.
The breakdown
- Mon65%(34 flights)
- Tue56%(32 flights)
- Wed67%(30 flights)
- Thu39%(33 flights)
- Fri65%(34 flights)
- Sat—(1 flights)
- Sun58%(33 flights)
- 3–6 PM92%(13 flights)
- 6–9 PM55%(184 flights)
Jun 50% → May 74% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 50% | 26 |
| July 2025 | 44% | 23 |
| August 2025 | 68% | 25 |
| September 2025 | 65% | 26 |
| October 2025 | 58% | 26 |
| November 2025 | 48% | 23 |
| December 2025 | 33% | 15 |
| April 2026 | 90% | 10 |
| May 2026 | 74% | 23 |
- Departures on time
- 57%
- Diverted
- 0%
- Flights flown
- 197
- Months covered
- 9
Same route, other flights
Keep nerding
Based on 206 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.