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DL 846 · Delta Air Lines

New York → Dallas–Fort Worth (LGA–DFW)81% of its flights flew this route. The rest (DFW–LGA, ATL–TLH) are included in these numbers.

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WanderNerd Reliability Score
66%
Arrive within 15 minutes
14 min
Average arrival delay
4.6%
Cancelled
1 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 413 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

6–9 PM has a slight edge.

Departures between 6–9 PM arrived on time 71% of the time, against 65% between 3–6 PM.

Wednesdays have been rough.

DL 846 arrived on time 76% of the time on Saturdays and just 53% on Wednesdays. That gap is worth planning around.

A bit behind the LGA–DFW route.

DL 846 arrived on time 66% of the time, versus 71% across the LGA–DFW route.

Well behind the Delta Air Lines network.

DL 846 arrived on time 66% of the time, versus 81% across the Delta Air Lines network.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon66%(59 flights)
  • Tue64%(56 flights)
  • Wed53%(60 flights)
  • Thu60%(60 flights)
  • Fri71%(61 flights)
  • Sat76%(37 flights)
  • Sun73%(56 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 PM65%(345 flights)
  • 6–9 PM71%(44 flights)
On-time trend by month
73%
May

Jun 50% → May 73% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202550%32
July 202546%26
August 202579%24
September 202570%27
October 202537%30
November 202554%28
December 202564%39
January 202676%33
February 202669%36
March 202680%35
April 202682%28
May 202673%51
Departures on time
71%
Diverted
1.2%
Flights flown
389
Months covered
12

Same route, other flights

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Based on 413 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.