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Flight Reliability

DL 992 · Delta Air Lines

New York → Atlanta (LGA–ATL)

80
Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
87%
Arrive within 15 minutes
0 min
Average arrival delay
3.7%
Cancelled
8 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 355 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

The 9 AM–12 PM departure wins.

DL 992 departing between 9 AM–12 PM arrived on time 89% of the time, versus 78% between 6–9 AM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

DL 992 arrived on time 94% of the time on Saturdays. On Sundays: 82%.

Better than the LGA–ATL route average.

DL 992 arrived on time 87% of the time, versus 76% across the LGA–ATL route.

A bit ahead of the Delta Air Lines network.

DL 992 arrived on time 87% of the time, versus 81% across the Delta Air Lines network.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon87%(47 flights)
  • Tue84%(51 flights)
  • Wed88%(50 flights)
  • Thu82%(50 flights)
  • Fri92%(51 flights)
  • Sat94%(49 flights)
  • Sun82%(44 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM78%(60 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM89%(282 flights)
On-time trend by month
87%
May

Jun 83% → May 87% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202583%30
July 202583%30
August 202586%29
September 202592%26
October 202587%30
November 202590%29
December 202570%27
January 202686%29
February 202692%26
March 2026100%27
April 202689%28
May 202687%31
Departures on time
90%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
342
Months covered
12

Same route, other flights

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Based on 355 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.