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Delta Air Lines RDU to LGA on-time performance

Delta Air Lines nonstop flights from Raleigh/Durham to New York · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026

On-time arrivals
73%
arrived < 15 min late
Cancelled
4.1%
14 flights
Avg arrival delay
27 min
95 min when late
Rank on route
#2 of 4
route average 70% on time

Key facts

  • Delta Air Lines flights on RDU to LGA arrived on time 73% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026.
  • 4.1% were cancelled, and 14% arrived an hour or more late.
  • That ranks #2 of 4 airlines on this route, which averaged 70% on time overall.
  • The largest source of delay minutes was air traffic control & airport congestion (40%).

On-time trend by month

40%70%100%September 2025: 93.1% on time, 3.3% cancelledSep ’25October 2025: 65.0% on time, 2.4% cancelledOct ’25November 2025: 59.5% on time, 2.6% cancelledNov ’25December 2025: 66.7% on time, 9.4% cancelledDec ’25January 2026: 90.9% on time, 4.3% cancelledJan ’26February 2026: 91.3% on time, 4.2% cancelledFeb ’26March 2026: 76.0% on time, 7.4% cancelledMar ’26April 2026: 82.6% on time, 0.0% cancelledApr ’26May 2026: 100.0% on time, 0.0% cancelledMay ’26
On-time arrival rate by month. Hover a bar for exact figures.

Why this airline's flights were late

  • Air traffic control & airport congestion40%
  • Late-arriving aircraft40%
  • Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)20%
  • Extreme weather0%
  • Security0%

Other airlines on RDU to LGA

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

344 Delta Air Lines flights tracked on this route; 14 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.