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DL 5232 · Delta Air Lines

New York → Raleigh–Durham (LGA–RDU)84% of its flights flew this route. The rest (DCA–JFK, RDU–LGA) are included in these numbers.

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A Little Dicey
WanderNerd Reliability Score
71%
Arrive within 15 minutes
19 min
Average arrival delay
4.7%
Cancelled
6 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 359 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

DL 5232 departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 94% of the time, versus 61% between 6–9 PM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

DL 5232 arrived on time 83% of the time on Saturdays and just 64% on Sundays. That gap is worth planning around.

Lagging the Delta Air Lines network.

DL 5232 arrived on time 71% of the time, versus 81% across the Delta Air Lines network.

Keep a backup plan handy.

DL 5232 was cancelled 4.7% of the time. Typical for U.S. flights is around 1–2%.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon66%(50 flights)
  • Tue77%(52 flights)
  • Wed70%(46 flights)
  • Thu69%(45 flights)
  • Fri73%(51 flights)
  • Sat83%(46 flights)
  • Sun64%(52 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM94%(34 flights)
  • 3–6 PM70%(277 flights)
  • 6–9 PM61%(31 flights)
On-time trend by month
69%
May

Jun 52% → May 69% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202552%29
July 202558%26
August 202581%31
September 202583%29
October 202573%26
November 202557%30
December 202557%28
January 202682%28
February 202686%14
March 202691%23
April 202680%30
May 202669%48
Departures on time
74%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
342
Months covered
12

Same route, other flights

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Based on 359 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.