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DL 974 on time

Delta Air Lines 974: New York to Atlanta at 3:00 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
77%
349 flights · likely 73–81%
Cancelled
2.6%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−10 min
median vs schedule
When late
+109 min
average delay
Similar flights
76%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 4 DL 974 flights from New York arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (23%); 2.6% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 10 minutes early.

DL 974: LGA → ATL

Scheduled to leave New York at 3:00 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 77% of the time (349 flights), in line with other DL flights on the route at that hour (76%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Sep 2025: 87% on time (30 flights)87SepOct 2025: 81% on time (31 flights)81OctNov 2025: 75% on time (28 flights)75NovDec 2025: 62% on time (29 flights)62DecJan 2026: 81% on time (31 flights)81JanFeb 2026: 71% on time (28 flights)71FebMar 2026: 84% on time (31 flights)84MarApr 2026: 82% on time (28 flights)82AprMay 2026: 73% on time (26 flights)73MayJun 2026: 86% on time (29 flights)86JunJul 2026: 71% on time (31 flights)71JulAug 2026: 74% on time (27 flights)74Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday5374%
Tuesday5279%
Wednesday5292%
Thursday5277%
Friday5277%
Saturday3675%
Sunday5267%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 41%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 32%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 25%Severe weather 2%

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Questions

How often is DL 974 from LGA to ATL late?

Delta Air Lines 974 from New York, NY to Atlanta, GA arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 23% of 349 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 2.6% 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.