Flight Reliability
DL 5057 · Delta Air Lines
New York → CAE (LGA–CAE)96% of its flights flew this route. The rest (LGA–CMH) are included in these numbers.
- 64%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 24 min
- Average arrival delay
- 9.3%
- Cancelled
- 5 min early
- Median arrival delay
Based on 313 historical flights. Data through May 2026.
What the data says
The 12–3 PM departure wins.
DL 5057 departing between 12–3 PM arrived on time 75% of the time, versus 61% between 9 PM–12 AM.
Thursdays have been rough.
DL 5057 arrived on time 71% of the time on Mondays and just 55% on Thursdays. That gap is worth planning around.
Lagging the LGA–CAE route.
DL 5057 arrived on time 64% of the time, versus 72% across the LGA–CAE route.
Well behind the Delta Air Lines network.
DL 5057 arrived on time 64% of the time, versus 81% across the Delta Air Lines network.
The breakdown
- Mon71%(45 flights)
- Tue68%(50 flights)
- Wed61%(46 flights)
- Thu55%(44 flights)
- Fri71%(51 flights)
- Sat—(4 flights)
- Sun56%(43 flights)
- 9 AM–12 PM—(1 flights)
- 12–3 PM75%(12 flights)
- 3–6 PM—(1 flights)
- 6–9 PM64%(199 flights)
- 9 PM–12 AM61%(70 flights)
Jun 39% → May 44% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 39% | 23 |
| July 2025 | 44% | 18 |
| August 2025 | 88% | 25 |
| September 2025 | 89% | 26 |
| October 2025 | 68% | 25 |
| November 2025 | 68% | 25 |
| December 2025 | 58% | 24 |
| January 2026 | 79% | 24 |
| February 2026 | 82% | 22 |
| March 2026 | 48% | 21 |
| April 2026 | 52% | 25 |
| May 2026 | 44% | 25 |
- Departures on time
- 65%
- Diverted
- 0.3%
- Flights flown
- 283
- Months covered
- 12
Same route, other flights
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Based on 313 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.