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DL 969 on time

Delta Air Lines 969: New York to Atlanta at 4:00 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
65%
323 flights · likely 59–70%
Cancelled
4.3%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−1 min
median vs schedule
When late
+72 min
average delay
Similar flights
66%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 3 DL 969 flights from New York arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (35%); 4.3% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 1 minutes early.

DL 969: LGA → ATL

Scheduled to leave New York at 4:00 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 65% of the time (323 flights), in line with other DL flights on the route at that hour (66%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Sep 2025: 85% on time (26 flights)85SepOct 2025: 67% on time (27 flights)67OctNov 2025: 50% on time (24 flights)50NovDec 2025: 46% on time (26 flights)46DecJan 2026: 73% on time (26 flights)73JanFeb 2026: 67% on time (24 flights)67FebMar 2026: 74% on time (27 flights)74MarApr 2026: 79% on time (28 flights)79AprMay 2026: 52% on time (31 flights)52MayJun 2026: 67% on time (27 flights)67JunJul 2026: 52% on time (27 flights)52JulAug 2026: 67% on time (30 flights)67Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday5357%
Tuesday5277%
Wednesday5068%
Thursday4959%
Friday5163%
Saturday16—
Sunday5260%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 43%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 29%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 28%

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Questions

How often is DL 969 from LGA to ATL late?

Delta Air Lines 969 from New York, NY to Atlanta, GA arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 35% of 323 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 4.3% were cancelled.

Flight numbers change. Figures cover flights with this airline, number and route only. "Likely range" is the 95% interval for the true on-time rate given the number of flights. This is history, not live status: check Delta Air Lines for today's flight. Method.