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Flight Reliability

DL 398 · Delta Air Lines

Denver → New York (DENLGA)98% of its flights flew this route. The rest (MCO–DTW) are included in these numbers.

87
Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
87%
Arrive within 15 minutes
0 min
Average arrival delay
2.0%
Cancelled
13 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 255 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

DL 398 arrived on time 92% of the time on Tuesdays. On Sundays: 79%.

Better than the DEN–LGA route average.

DL 398 arrived on time 87% of the time, versus 72% across the DEN–LGA route.

A bit ahead of the Delta Air Lines network.

DL 398 arrived on time 87% of the time, versus 81% across the Delta Air Lines network.

Recent months have been rougher.

DL 398 arrived on time 85% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 93% in the three months before that.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon89%(36 flights)
  • Tue92%(36 flights)
  • Wed89%(36 flights)
  • Thu89%(36 flights)
  • Fri84%(37 flights)
  • Sat86%(35 flights)
  • Sun79%(34 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM87%(245 flights)
  • 6–9 PM(5 flights)
On-time trend by month
83%
May

Jun 80% → May 83% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202580%30
July 202586%28
August 202580%30
September 202597%30
October 202590%31
November 202593%29
December 202584%19
April 202687%23
May 202683%30
Departures on time
88%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
250
Months covered
9

Based on 255 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.