Flight Reliability
DL 5348 · Delta Air Lines
New York → Norfolk (LGA–ORF)81% of its flights flew this route. The rest (ORF–LGA) are included in these numbers.
- 56%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 29 min
- Average arrival delay
- 8.7%
- Cancelled
- 7 min
- Median arrival delay
Based on 389 historical flights. Data through May 2026.
What the data says
The 12–3 PM departure wins.
DL 5348 departing between 12–3 PM arrived on time 85% of the time, versus 38% between 6–9 PM.
Sunday scaries are real for this one.
DL 5348 arrived on time 68% of the time on Tuesdays and just 45% on Sundays. That gap is worth planning around.
Well behind the LGA–ORF route.
DL 5348 arrived on time 56% of the time, versus 74% across the LGA–ORF route.
Well behind the Delta Air Lines network.
DL 5348 arrived on time 56% of the time, versus 81% across the Delta Air Lines network.
The breakdown
- Mon56%(52 flights)
- Tue68%(56 flights)
- Wed52%(56 flights)
- Thu47%(57 flights)
- Fri64%(59 flights)
- Sat65%(26 flights)
- Sun45%(49 flights)
- 9 AM–12 PM—(9 flights)
- 12–3 PM85%(47 flights)
- 3–6 PM56%(236 flights)
- 6–9 PM38%(63 flights)
Jun 41% → May 61% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 41% | 17 |
| July 2025 | 33% | 21 |
| August 2025 | 72% | 25 |
| September 2025 | 68% | 25 |
| October 2025 | 61% | 28 |
| November 2025 | 54% | 24 |
| December 2025 | 13% | 16 |
| January 2026 | 83% | 23 |
| February 2026 | 73% | 26 |
| March 2026 | 59% | 44 |
| April 2026 | 42% | 52 |
| May 2026 | 61% | 54 |
- Departures on time
- 70%
- Diverted
- 0%
- Flights flown
- 355
- Months covered
- 12
Same route, other flights
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Based on 389 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.