Flight Reliability
DL 5722 · Delta Air Lines
New York → Pittsburgh (LGA–PIT)91% of its flights flew this route. The rest (ORD–BOS, BOS–ORD) are included in these numbers.
- 70%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 13 min
- Average arrival delay
- 10.0%
- Cancelled
- 10 min early
- Median arrival delay
Based on 331 historical flights. Data through May 2026.
What the data says
The late departure is the smart one here.
DL 5722 departing between 9 PM–12 AM arrived on time 71% of the time, versus 62% between 3–6 PM.
Saturdays have been rough.
DL 5722 arrived on time 75% of the time on Wednesdays and just 59% on Saturdays. That gap is worth planning around.
Lagging the LGA–PIT route.
DL 5722 arrived on time 70% of the time, versus 78% across the LGA–PIT route.
Lagging the Delta Air Lines network.
DL 5722 arrived on time 70% of the time, versus 81% across the Delta Air Lines network.
The breakdown
- Mon70%(46 flights)
- Tue70%(47 flights)
- Wed75%(44 flights)
- Thu70%(43 flights)
- Fri73%(48 flights)
- Sat59%(22 flights)
- Sun67%(48 flights)
- 9 AM–12 PM—(2 flights)
- 12–3 PM—(9 flights)
- 3–6 PM62%(21 flights)
- 9 PM–12 AM71%(266 flights)
Jun 73% → May 79% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 73% | 26 |
| July 2025 | 57% | 28 |
| August 2025 | 86% | 29 |
| September 2025 | 80% | 25 |
| October 2025 | 71% | 24 |
| November 2025 | 60% | 25 |
| December 2025 | 56% | 25 |
| January 2026 | 83% | 24 |
| February 2026 | 77% | 22 |
| March 2026 | 50% | 20 |
| April 2026 | 62% | 26 |
| May 2026 | 79% | 24 |
- Departures on time
- 66%
- Diverted
- 0%
- Flights flown
- 298
- Months covered
- 12
Same route, other flights
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Based on 331 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.