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DL 524 · Delta Air Lines

Atlanta → New York (ATL–LGA)91% of its flights flew this route. The rest (SBA–SLC, SLC–SBA) are included in these numbers.

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A Little Dicey
WanderNerd Reliability Score
72%
Arrive within 15 minutes
17 min
Average arrival delay
3.8%
Cancelled
2 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 366 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

Mornings have a slight edge.

Departures between 9 AM–12 PM arrived on time 75% of the time, against 72% between 12–3 PM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

DL 524 arrived on time 81% of the time on Fridays and just 62% on Sundays. That gap is worth planning around.

Lagging the Delta Air Lines network.

DL 524 arrived on time 72% of the time, versus 81% across the Delta Air Lines network.

Keep a backup plan handy.

DL 524 was cancelled 3.8% of the time. Typical for U.S. flights is around 1–2%.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon80%(50 flights)
  • Tue74%(53 flights)
  • Wed76%(54 flights)
  • Thu64%(52 flights)
  • Fri81%(52 flights)
  • Sat67%(36 flights)
  • Sun62%(52 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 9 AM–12 PM75%(12 flights)
  • 12–3 PM72%(336 flights)
  • 3–6 PM—(1 flights)
On-time trend by month
73%
May

Jun 55% → May 73% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202555%29
July 202561%28
August 202582%28
September 202589%27
October 202569%29
November 202570%30
December 202563%38
January 202680%30
February 202681%26
March 202657%30
April 202689%28
May 202673%26
Departures on time
71%
Diverted
0.8%
Flights flown
349
Months covered
12

Same route, other flights

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Based on 366 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.