Flight Reliability
DL 5454 · Delta Air Lines
Albany → New York (ALB–LGA)94% of its flights flew this route. The rest (RDU–LGA) are included in these numbers.
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Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
- 92%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 0 min
- Average arrival delay
- 3.4%
- Cancelled
- 14 min early
- Median arrival delay
Based on 356 historical flights. Data through May 2026.
What the data says
The 3–6 AM departure wins.
DL 5454 departing between 3–6 AM arrived on time 93% of the time, versus 76% between 9 AM–12 PM.
Sunday scaries are real for this one.
DL 5454 arrived on time 96% of the time on Saturdays. On Sundays: 86%.
A bit ahead of the ALB–LGA route.
DL 5454 arrived on time 92% of the time, versus 85% across the ALB–LGA route.
Better than the Delta Air Lines network average.
DL 5454 arrived on time 92% of the time, versus 81% across the Delta Air Lines network.
The breakdown
- Mon92%(49 flights)
- Tue90%(50 flights)
- Wed90%(49 flights)
- Thu94%(47 flights)
- Fri94%(51 flights)
- Sat96%(48 flights)
- Sun86%(50 flights)
- 3–6 AM93%(257 flights)
- 6–9 AM92%(66 flights)
- 9 AM–12 PM76%(21 flights)
87%
May
Jun 97% → May 87% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 97% | 30 |
| July 2025 | 87% | 30 |
| August 2025 | 100% | 30 |
| September 2025 | 93% | 30 |
| October 2025 | 90% | 31 |
| November 2025 | 96% | 27 |
| December 2025 | 77% | 26 |
| January 2026 | 96% | 28 |
| February 2026 | 89% | 26 |
| March 2026 | 100% | 28 |
| April 2026 | 86% | 28 |
| May 2026 | 87% | 30 |
- Departures on time
- 94%
- Diverted
- 0%
- Flights flown
- 344
- Months covered
- 12
Same route, other flights
Keep nerding
Based on 356 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.