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DL974

New York (LGA) to Atlanta (ATL) · scheduled 3:00 PM – 5:36 PM

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How DL974 performs

681 operations, 2024-06-07 to 2026-06-30.

On-time arrivals
77.7%
520 of 669 completed
Cancellation rate
1.62%
11 cancelled
Median arrival delay
-9 min
Average 6.4 min
Severe delays
8.2%
Arrived 60+ minutes late
Delay when late
76 min
Average, when 15+ min late
Departure punctuality
79.4%
Left the gate on time

Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics · 681 operations between 2024-06-07 to 2026-06-30

Against the rest of the route

On timeCancelledMedian delaySevereFlights
DL97477.7%1.62%-9 min8.2%681
Delta Air Lines on LGAATL81.9%1.70%-11 min7.1%14,199
All LGAATL flights78.6%2.31%-9 min8.6%23,926

Source: FlyerIntel analysis of US DOT BTS data · 2024-06-07 to 2026-06-30

Other routes DL974 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.

RouteOperatedFlightsOn time
SFOATL San Francisco to Atlanta2024-11-022024-11-021
MCILAX Kansas City to Los Angeles2024-06-082024-07-065
MSPLAX Minneapolis to Los Angeles2023-09-052024-06-0615692.9%
DENATL Denver to Atlanta2024-03-102024-05-0658
AUSDTW Austin to Detroit2024-01-082024-03-0950
DTWAUS Detroit to Austin2024-01-152024-03-0932
ATLDTW Atlanta to Detroit2023-07-022023-09-0447

Because the same number has served different journeys, the statistics above describe only the route DL974 currently operates. Blending them would produce an average of two different flights.

Data and methodology

Calculated by FlyerIntel from 681 records of DL974 operating LGAATL, 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.

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