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Flight Reliability

DL 603 · Delta Air Lines

Houston → New York (IAHLGA)89% of its flights flew this route. The rest (ATL–DAY, DAY–ATL) are included in these numbers.

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A Little Dicey
WanderNerd Reliability Score
65%
Arrive within 15 minutes
30 min
Average arrival delay
1.6%
Cancelled
0 min
Median arrival delay

Based on 187 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

DL 603 arrived on time 74% of the time on Wednesdays. On Sundays: 60%.

Lagging the IAH–LGA route.

DL 603 arrived on time 65% of the time, versus 73% across the IAH–LGA route.

Well behind the Delta Air Lines network.

DL 603 arrived on time 65% of the time, versus 81% across the Delta Air Lines network.

Recent months have been rougher.

DL 603 arrived on time 56% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 79% in the three months before that.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon63%(32 flights)
  • Tue63%(32 flights)
  • Wed74%(27 flights)
  • Thu63%(27 flights)
  • Fri71%(28 flights)
  • Sat(1 flights)
  • Sun60%(37 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 12–3 PM(4 flights)
  • 3–6 PM(8 flights)
  • 6–9 PM66%(172 flights)
On-time trend by month
57%
Dec

Jun 44% → Dec 57% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202544%23
July 202563%27
August 202585%26
September 202589%26
October 202565%26
November 202546%24
December 202557%30
Departures on time
60%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
184
Months covered
8

Based on 187 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.