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DL 5753 · Delta Air Lines

Pittsburgh → New York (PIT–LGA)98% of its flights flew this route. The rest (CLT–LGA, LGA–CLT) are included in these numbers.

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Nerd Approved
WanderNerd Reliability Score
95%
Arrive within 15 minutes
9 min early
Average arrival delay
3.4%
Cancelled
13 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 290 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

Well ahead of the PIT–LGA route.

DL 5753 arrived on time 95% of the time, versus 80% across the PIT–LGA route.

Better than the Delta Air Lines network average.

DL 5753 arrived on time 95% of the time, versus 81% across the Delta Air Lines network.

Keep a backup plan handy.

DL 5753 was cancelled 3.4% of the time. Typical for U.S. flights is around 1–2%.

Ticking up lately.

DL 5753 arrived on time 93% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 90% in the three months before that.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon96%(46 flights)
  • Tue94%(47 flights)
  • Wed96%(49 flights)
  • Thu96%(48 flights)
  • Fri96%(49 flights)
  • Sat—(1 flights)
  • Sun95%(40 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM96%(274 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM—(3 flights)
  • 12–3 PM—(2 flights)
  • 3–6 PM—(1 flights)
On-time trend by month
100%
May

Jun 96% → May 100% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202596%26
July 202596%26
August 2025100%25
September 2025100%26
October 2025100%27
November 202596%24
December 202594%16
January 202684%19
February 202691%21
March 202680%20
April 2026100%24
May 2026100%26
Departures on time
96%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
280
Months covered
12

Same route, other flights

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Based on 290 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.