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DL 989 on time

Delta Air Lines 989: New York to Atlanta at 10:00 a.m. (past 12 months)

On time
80%
328 flights · likely 75–84%
Cancelled
3.0%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−12 min
median vs schedule
When late
+66 min
average delay
Similar flights
79%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 5 DL 989 flights from New York arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (20%); 3.0% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 12 minutes early.

DL 989: LGA → ATL

Scheduled to leave New York at 10:00 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 80% of the time (328 flights), in line with other DL flights on the route at that hour (79%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Sep 2025: 97% on time (30 flights)97SepOct 2025: 79% on time (28 flights)79OctNov 2025: 73% on time (26 flights)73NovDec 2025: 62% on time (26 flights)62DecJan 2026: 84% on time (25 flights)84JanFeb 2026: 75% on time (24 flights)75FebMar 2026: 93% on time (27 flights)93MarApr 2026: 79% on time (28 flights)79AprMay 2026: 77% on time (31 flights)77MayJun 2026: 88% on time (26 flights)88JunJul 2026: 74% on time (27 flights)74JulAug 2026: 73% on time (30 flights)73Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday5377%
Tuesday5283%
Wednesday5082%
Thursday4988%
Friday5182%
Saturday3060%
Sunday4377%

Why it was late

Air traffic & airport (NAS) 45%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 28%Late inbound plane 27%

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Questions

How often is DL 989 from LGA to ATL late?

Delta Air Lines 989 from New York, NY to Atlanta, GA arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 20% of 328 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 3.0% 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.