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DL 490 · Delta Air Lines

Atlanta → New York (ATL–LGA)94% of its flights flew this route. The rest (SNA–SLC, MCO–DCA) are included in these numbers.

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WanderNerd Reliability Score
61%
Arrive within 15 minutes
23 min
Average arrival delay
3.3%
Cancelled
2 min
Median arrival delay

Based on 330 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

DL 490 arrived on time 68% of the time on Wednesdays and just 51% on Sundays. That gap is worth planning around.

Lagging the ATL–LGA route.

DL 490 arrived on time 61% of the time, versus 73% across the ATL–LGA route.

Well behind the Delta Air Lines network.

DL 490 arrived on time 61% of the time, versus 81% across the Delta Air Lines network.

Keep a backup plan handy.

DL 490 was cancelled 3.3% of the time. Typical for U.S. flights is around 1–2%.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon67%(49 flights)
  • Tue67%(51 flights)
  • Wed68%(50 flights)
  • Thu51%(51 flights)
  • Fri62%(50 flights)
  • Sat63%(16 flights)
  • Sun51%(49 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 12–3 PM—(4 flights)
  • 3–6 PM—(3 flights)
  • 6–9 PM61%(309 flights)
On-time trend by month
58%
May

Jun 41% → May 58% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202541%29
July 202541%29
August 202571%28
September 202592%26
October 202564%25
November 202552%25
December 202561%28
January 202679%28
February 202664%22
March 202646%24
April 202665%26
May 202658%26
Departures on time
59%
Diverted
0.9%
Flights flown
316
Months covered
12

Same route, other flights

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Based on 330 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.