Flight Reliability
DL 4801 · Delta Air Lines
New York → Minneapolis (LGA–MSP)82% of its flights flew this route. The rest (LGA–MCI, MCI–LGA) are included in these numbers.
51
A Little Dicey
WanderNerd Reliability Score
- 64%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 18 min
- Average arrival delay
- 2.6%
- Cancelled
- 1 min early
- Median arrival delay
Based on 114 historical flights. Data through May 2026.
What the data says
Mondays have been rough.
DL 4801 arrived on time 81% of the time on Saturdays and just 46% on Mondays. That gap is worth planning around.
Well behind the LGA–MSP route.
DL 4801 arrived on time 64% of the time, versus 81% across the LGA–MSP route.
Well behind the Delta Air Lines network.
DL 4801 arrived on time 64% of the time, versus 81% across the Delta Air Lines network.
The breakdown
- Mon46%(13 flights)
- Tue64%(14 flights)
- Wed64%(14 flights)
- Thu62%(13 flights)
- Fri57%(14 flights)
- Sat81%(21 flights)
- Sun65%(20 flights)
- 6–9 AM—(7 flights)
- 9 AM–12 PM—(4 flights)
- 12–3 PM—(7 flights)
- 3–6 PM62%(91 flights)
53%
Dec
Aug 82% → Dec 53% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| August 2025 | 82% | 11 |
| September 2025 | 75% | 20 |
| October 2025 | 64% | 28 |
| November 2025 | 56% | 27 |
| December 2025 | 53% | 19 |
- Departures on time
- 69%
- Diverted
- 1.8%
- Flights flown
- 109
- Months covered
- 7
Same route, other flights
Keep nerding
Based on 114 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.