Delta Air Lines ORD to LGA on-time performance
Delta Air Lines nonstop flights from Chicago to New York · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
On-time arrivals
71%
arrived < 15 min late
Cancelled
5.5%
126 flights
Avg arrival delay
28 min
92 min when late
Rank on route
#2 of 6
route average 67% on time
Key facts
- Delta Air Lines flights on ORD to LGA arrived on time 71% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026.
- 5.5% were cancelled, and 14% arrived an hour or more late.
- That ranks #2 of 6 airlines on this route, which averaged 67% on time overall.
- The largest source of delay minutes was late-arriving aircraft (38%).
On-time trend by month
Why this airline's flights were late
- Late-arriving aircraft38%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)31%
- Air traffic control & airport congestion28%
- Extreme weather3%
- Security0%
Other airlines on ORD to LGA
- United Airlines67% on time · 27 min avg delay
- American Airlines65% on time · 29 min avg delay
- Republic Airways71% on time · 21 min avg delay
- Spirit Airlines51% on time · 50 min avg delay
- SkyWest Airlines61% on time · 27 min avg delay
Full ORD to LGA comparison →
Delta Air Lines on-time record across all routes →
2,306 Delta Air Lines flights tracked on this route; 126 cancelled, 26 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.