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DL 860 · Delta Air Lines

New York → Dallas–Fort Worth (LGA–DFW)97% of its flights flew this route. The rest (MSP–PIT, PIT–MSP) are included in these numbers.

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WanderNerd Reliability Score
60%
Arrive within 15 minutes
25 min
Average arrival delay
7.0%
Cancelled
1 min
Median arrival delay

Based on 302 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

Thursdays have been rough.

DL 860 arrived on time 72% of the time on Tuesdays and just 54% on Thursdays. That gap is worth planning around.

Lagging the LGA–DFW route.

DL 860 arrived on time 60% of the time, versus 71% across the LGA–DFW route.

Well behind the Delta Air Lines network.

DL 860 arrived on time 60% of the time, versus 81% across the Delta Air Lines network.

Keep a backup plan handy.

DL 860 was cancelled 7.0% of the time. Typical for U.S. flights is around 1–2%.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon64%(44 flights)
  • Tue72%(46 flights)
  • Wed56%(45 flights)
  • Thu54%(43 flights)
  • Fri56%(41 flights)
  • Sat71%(14 flights)
  • Sun57%(46 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM—(2 flights)
  • 12–3 PM—(5 flights)
  • 3–6 PM—(5 flights)
  • 6–9 PM59%(267 flights)
On-time trend by month
80%
May

Jun 43% → May 80% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202543%21
July 202552%21
August 202576%25
September 202573%26
October 202554%26
November 202546%24
December 202557%23
January 202650%24
February 202682%22
March 202654%24
April 202661%28
May 202680%15
Departures on time
62%
Diverted
0.7%
Flights flown
279
Months covered
12

Same route, other flights

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Based on 302 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.