Flight profile · Delta Air Lines
DL988
New York (LGA) to Atlanta (ATL) · scheduled 1:59 PM – 4:26 PM
How DL988 performs
703 operations, 2024-06-07 to 2026-06-30.
Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics · 703 operations between 2024-06-07 to 2026-06-30
Against the rest of the route
| On time | Cancelled | Median delay | Severe | Flights | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DL988 | 77.8% | 1.14% | -7 min | 7.2% | 703 |
| Delta Air Lines on LGA → ATL | 81.9% | 1.70% | -11 min | 7.1% | 14,199 |
| All LGA → ATL flights | 78.6% | 2.31% | -9 min | 8.6% | 23,926 |
Source: FlyerIntel analysis of US DOT BTS data · 2024-06-07 to 2026-06-30
Other routes DL988 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| BOS→TPA Boston to Tampa | 2024-05-07 – 2024-06-06 | 31 | — |
| TPA→BOS Tampa to Boston | 2024-05-07 – 2024-06-06 | 31 | — |
| ATL→LEX Atlanta to Lexington | 2024-04-09 – 2024-05-06 | 24 | — |
| LEX→ATL Lexington to Atlanta | 2024-04-09 – 2024-05-06 | 24 | — |
| SLC→IAD Salt Lake City to Washington | 2024-03-10 – 2024-04-08 | 30 | — |
| PDX→ATL Portland to Atlanta | 2024-01-15 – 2024-03-08 | 21 | — |
| JFK→DEN New York to Denver | 2024-01-08 – 2024-02-10 | 18 | — |
| ATL→TPA Atlanta to Tampa | 2023-09-05 – 2024-01-07 | 121 | 81.8% |
| TPA→ATL Tampa to Atlanta | 2023-09-05 – 2024-01-07 | 120 | 85.8% |
| ATL→DAL Atlanta to Dallas | 2023-07-01 – 2023-09-04 | 66 | — |
Because the same number has served different journeys, the statistics above describe only the route DL988 currently operates. Blending them would produce an average of two different flights.
Data and methodology
Calculated by FlyerIntel from 703 records of DL988 operating LGA → ATL, 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.