Flight Reliability
DL 5355 · Delta Air Lines
Syracuse → New York (SYR–LGA)100% of its flights flew this route. The rest (HSV–ATL) are included in these numbers.
72
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
- 83%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 6 min
- Average arrival delay
- 4.4%
- Cancelled
- 10 min early
- Median arrival delay
Based on 319 historical flights. Data through May 2026.
What the data says
Mornings have a slight edge.
Departures between 6–9 AM arrived on time 84% of the time, against 77% between 3–6 AM.
Friday is doing you no favors.
DL 5355 arrived on time 89% of the time on Thursdays. On Fridays: 76%.
Better than the SYR–LGA route average.
DL 5355 arrived on time 83% of the time, versus 76% across the SYR–LGA route.
Keep a backup plan handy.
DL 5355 was cancelled 4.4% of the time. Typical for U.S. flights is around 1–2%.
The breakdown
- Mon81%(41 flights)
- Tue85%(41 flights)
- Wed84%(45 flights)
- Thu89%(45 flights)
- Fri76%(46 flights)
- Sat85%(46 flights)
- Sun83%(40 flights)
- 3–6 AM77%(26 flights)
- 6–9 AM84%(277 flights)
- 3–6 PM—(1 flights)
92%
May
Jun 83% → May 92% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 83% | 29 |
| July 2025 | 90% | 29 |
| August 2025 | 100% | 30 |
| September 2025 | 93% | 30 |
| October 2025 | 87% | 30 |
| November 2025 | 69% | 29 |
| December 2025 | 59% | 17 |
| January 2026 | 71% | 24 |
| February 2026 | 79% | 24 |
| March 2026 | 89% | 26 |
| April 2026 | 64% | 11 |
| May 2026 | 92% | 25 |
- Departures on time
- 90%
- Diverted
- 0.3%
- Flights flown
- 304
- Months covered
- 12
Same route, other flights
Keep nerding
Based on 319 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.