Flight Reliability
DL 553 · Delta Air Lines
Las Vegas → Los Angeles (LAS–LAX)
100
Nerd Approved
WanderNerd Reliability Score
- 94%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 7 min early
- Average arrival delay
- 0.5%
- Cancelled
- 12 min early
- Median arrival delay
Based on 365 historical flights. Data through May 2026.
What the data says
Tuesday comes out ahead.
A small edge: 96% on time on Tuesdays against 91% on Sundays.
Better than the LAS–LAX route average.
DL 553 arrived on time 94% of the time, versus 79% across the LAS–LAX route.
Better than the Delta Air Lines network average.
DL 553 arrived on time 94% of the time, versus 81% across the Delta Air Lines network.
The breakdown
- Mon94%(52 flights)
- Tue96%(52 flights)
- Wed94%(52 flights)
- Thu92%(52 flights)
- Fri96%(50 flights)
- Sat94%(52 flights)
- Sun91%(53 flights)
87%
May
Jun 97% → May 87% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 97% | 30 |
| July 2025 | 94% | 31 |
| August 2025 | 97% | 31 |
| September 2025 | 90% | 30 |
| October 2025 | 90% | 31 |
| November 2025 | 100% | 30 |
| December 2025 | 97% | 31 |
| January 2026 | 94% | 31 |
| February 2026 | 89% | 27 |
| March 2026 | 97% | 31 |
| April 2026 | 97% | 29 |
| May 2026 | 87% | 31 |
- Departures on time
- 95%
- Diverted
- 0%
- Flights flown
- 363
- Months covered
- 12
Same route, other flights
Keep nerding
Based on 365 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.