Delta Air Lines LGA to ORD on-time performance
Delta Air Lines nonstop flights from New York to Chicago · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
On-time arrivals
69%
arrived < 15 min late
Cancelled
5.5%
127 flights
Avg arrival delay
30 min
93 min when late
Rank on route
#1 of 6
route average 68% on time
Key facts
- Delta Air Lines flights on LGA to ORD arrived on time 69% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026.
- 5.5% were cancelled, and 16% arrived an hour or more late.
- That ranks #1 of 6 airlines on this route, which averaged 68% on time overall.
- The largest source of delay minutes was air traffic control & airport congestion (37%).
On-time trend by month
Why this airline's flights were late
- Air traffic control & airport congestion37%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)36%
- Late-arriving aircraft26%
- Extreme weather0%
- Security0%
Other airlines on LGA to ORD
- United Airlines67% on time · 29 min avg delay
- American Airlines69% on time · 30 min avg delay
- Republic Airways68% on time · 21 min avg delay
- Spirit Airlines65% on time · 33 min avg delay
- SkyWest Airlines62% on time · 36 min avg delay
Full LGA to ORD comparison →
Delta Air Lines on-time record across all routes →
2,306 Delta Air Lines flights tracked on this route; 127 cancelled, 12 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.