Flight profile · Delta Air Lines
DL490
Atlanta (ATL) to New York (LGA) · scheduled 8:30 PM – 10:43 PM
How DL490 performs
773 operations, 2024-01-08 to 2026-06-28.
DL490 arrived on time 66.8% of the time, against 76.9% for all ATL → LGA flights — this specific departure is 10.1 percentage points worse than the route as a whole. Against Delta Air Lines’s own flights on this route it is 12.9 points worse.
Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics · 773 operations between 2024-01-08 to 2026-06-28
Against the rest of the route
| On time | Cancelled | Median delay | Severe | Flights | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DL490 | 66.8% | 2.72% | -1 min | 12.9% | 773 |
| Delta Air Lines on ATL → LGA | 79.7% | 1.67% | -7 min | 7.2% | 14,204 |
| All ATL → LGA flights | 76.9% | 2.22% | -6 min | 8.8% | 23,931 |
Source: FlyerIntel analysis of US DOT BTS data · 2024-01-08 to 2026-06-28
By day of week
Does DL490 run worse on particular days?
Tuesday is historically the most reliable day and Sunday the least, a gap of 11.0 percentage points.
Source: FlyerIntel analysis of US DOT BTS data · 2024-01-08 to 2026-06-28 · Days with fewer than 120 operations are not scored.
Other routes DL490 has flown
A flight number is a slot in a schedule, and carriers reassign it. These are the other city pairs this number served in the analysis period.
| Route | Operated | Flights | On time |
|---|---|---|---|
| MSN→DTW Madison to Detroit | 2026-01-10 – 2026-01-17 | 2 | — |
| SNA→SLC Santa Ana to Salt Lake City | 2025-12-20 – 2026-01-04 | 12 | — |
| MCO→DCA Orlando to Washington | 2025-12-24 – 2026-01-01 | 4 | — |
| LGA→BOS New York to Boston | 2025-05-10 – 2025-06-07 | 5 | — |
| LGA→ATL New York to Atlanta | 2023-07-01 – 2024-06-06 | 195 | 80.2% |
| LGA→SRQ New York to Sarasota/Bradenton | 2024-03-16 – 2024-04-06 | 4 | — |
| LGA→IAH New York to Houston | 2024-01-13 – 2024-03-09 | 9 | — |
| DTW→CLE Detroit to Cleveland | 2023-12-24 – 2024-01-01 | 4 | — |
| ATL→MYR Atlanta to Myrtle Beach | 2023-12-16 – 2023-12-30 | 13 | — |
| MYR→ATL Myrtle Beach to Atlanta | 2023-12-16 – 2023-12-30 | 13 | — |
Because the same number has served different journeys, the statistics above describe only the route DL490 currently operates. Blending them would produce an average of two different flights.
Data and methodology
Calculated by FlyerIntel from 773 records of DL490 operating ATL → LGA, published by the US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics. A flight counts as delayed when it arrives 15 or more minutes after schedule. Cancelled and diverted flights are excluded from the on-time rate and reported separately. Flight numbers are resolved as carrier plus number plus route, because the same number serves different routes over time.