Delta Air Lines DCA to LGA on-time performance
Delta Air Lines nonstop flights from Washington to New York · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
On-time arrivals
89%
arrived < 15 min late
Cancelled
3.5%
3 flights
Avg arrival delay
8 min
70 min when late
Rank on route
#1 of 3
route average 67% on time
Key facts
- Delta Air Lines flights on DCA to LGA arrived on time 89% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026.
- 3.5% were cancelled, and 5% arrived an hour or more late.
- That ranks #1 of 3 airlines on this route, which averaged 67% on time overall.
- The largest source of delay minutes was airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling) (78%).
On-time trend by month
Why this airline's flights were late
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)78%
- Air traffic control & airport congestion22%
- Late-arriving aircraft0%
- Extreme weather0%
- Security0%
Other airlines on DCA to LGA
- Republic Airways66% on time · 26 min avg delay
- American Airlines52% on time · 39 min avg delay
Full DCA to LGA comparison →
Delta Air Lines on-time record across all routes →
85 Delta Air Lines flights tracked on this route; 3 cancelled, 0 diverted.
Data: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026 (12 months). Latest month published by BTS: July 2026. How we calculate this.