Flight Reliability
DL 5768 · Delta Air Lines
Washington → New York (DCA–LGA)
22
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WanderNerd Reliability Score
- 55%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 29 min
- Average arrival delay
- 8.0%
- Cancelled
- 9 min
- Median arrival delay
Based on 301 historical flights. Data through May 2026.
What the data says
Sunday scaries are real for this one.
DL 5768 arrived on time 70% of the time on Mondays and just 45% on Sundays. That gap is worth planning around.
Lagging the DCA–LGA route.
DL 5768 arrived on time 55% of the time, versus 68% across the DCA–LGA route.
Well behind the Delta Air Lines network.
DL 5768 arrived on time 55% of the time, versus 81% across the Delta Air Lines network.
Keep a backup plan handy.
DL 5768 was cancelled 8.0% of the time. Typical for U.S. flights is around 1–2%.
The breakdown
- Mon70%(43 flights)
- Tue64%(47 flights)
- Wed46%(48 flights)
- Thu47%(45 flights)
- Fri60%(47 flights)
- Sat—(0 flights)
- Sun45%(47 flights)
- 12–3 PM—(1 flights)
- 3–6 PM—(1 flights)
- 6–9 PM55%(275 flights)
58%
May
Jun 55% → May 58% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 55% | 22 |
| July 2025 | 48% | 21 |
| August 2025 | 84% | 25 |
| September 2025 | 64% | 25 |
| October 2025 | 40% | 25 |
| November 2025 | 44% | 23 |
| December 2025 | 65% | 17 |
| January 2026 | 73% | 22 |
| February 2026 | 50% | 22 |
| March 2026 | 30% | 23 |
| April 2026 | 50% | 26 |
| May 2026 | 58% | 26 |
- Departures on time
- 65%
- Diverted
- 0%
- Flights flown
- 277
- Months covered
- 12
Same route, other flights
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Based on 301 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.