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Delta Air Lines LGA to DFW on-time performance

Delta Air Lines nonstop flights from New York to Dallas/Fort Worth · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026

On-time arrivals
71%
arrived < 15 min late
Cancelled
4.6%
88 flights
Avg arrival delay
22 min
72 min when late
Rank on route
#2 of 4
route average 71% on time

Key facts

  • Delta Air Lines flights on LGA to DFW arrived on time 71% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026.
  • 4.6% were cancelled, and 12% arrived an hour or more late.
  • That ranks #2 of 4 airlines on this route, which averaged 71% on time overall.
  • The largest source of delay minutes was airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling) (42%).

On-time trend by month

40%70%100%July 2025: 71.7% on time, 5.1% cancelledJul ’25August 2025: 82.3% on time, 2.6% cancelledAug ’25September 2025: 75.5% on time, 1.6% cancelledSep ’25October 2025: 59.4% on time, 2.5% cancelledOct ’25November 2025: 59.2% on time, 2.2% cancelledNov ’25December 2025: 56.0% on time, 9.1% cancelledDec ’25January 2026: 72.4% on time, 7.3% cancelledJan ’26February 2026: 78.3% on time, 9.4% cancelledFeb ’26March 2026: 80.6% on time, 9.1% cancelledMar ’26April 2026: 81.2% on time, 0.7% cancelledApr ’26May 2026: 70.7% on time, 2.8% cancelledMay ’26June 2026: 70.5% on time, 2.2% cancelledJun ’26July 2026: 72.9% on time, 9.1% cancelledJul ’26
On-time arrival rate by month. Hover a bar for exact figures.

Why this airline's flights were late

  • Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)42%
  • Air traffic control & airport congestion33%
  • Late-arriving aircraft24%
  • Extreme weather1%
  • Security0%

Other airlines on LGA to DFW

Full LGA to DFW comparison →
Delta Air Lines on-time record across all routes →

1,902 Delta Air Lines flights tracked on this route; 88 cancelled, 18 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.