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Flight Reliability

DL 969 · Delta Air Lines

New York → Atlanta (LGA–ATL)

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A Little Dicey
WanderNerd Reliability Score
65%
Arrive within 15 minutes
19 min
Average arrival delay
3.0%
Cancelled
1 min
Median arrival delay

Based on 328 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

Mondays have been rough.

DL 969 arrived on time 77% of the time on Tuesdays and just 55% on Mondays. That gap is worth planning around.

Lagging the LGA–ATL route.

DL 969 arrived on time 65% of the time, versus 76% across the LGA–ATL route.

Well behind the Delta Air Lines network.

DL 969 arrived on time 65% of the time, versus 81% across the Delta Air Lines network.

Keep a backup plan handy.

DL 969 was cancelled 3.0% of the time. Typical for U.S. flights is around 1–2%.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon55%(49 flights)
  • Tue77%(52 flights)
  • Wed66%(50 flights)
  • Thu62%(47 flights)
  • Fri69%(48 flights)
  • Sat60%(20 flights)
  • Sun64%(50 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 PM65%(304 flights)
  • 6–9 PM67%(12 flights)
On-time trend by month
55%
May

Jun 44% → May 55% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202544%27
July 202537%30
August 202585%27
September 202585%26
October 202572%25
November 202550%24
December 202550%24
January 202680%25
February 202670%23
March 202678%27
April 202682%27
May 202655%31
Departures on time
66%
Diverted
0.6%
Flights flown
316
Months covered
12

Same route, other flights

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Based on 328 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.