DL5242 LGA → CLE

Delta Air Lines · New York, NY to Cleveland, OH · 218 flights observed, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30 · 419 mi

This flight is usually on time, but has a real long-delay tail — typical (median) delay is -12 min, while the worst 10% run +49 min or later.

DL5242 covers more than one route in the data window — the stats below are for LGA → CLE, the one it has flown most recently. The others are linked under “Other routes”.

On-time arrival
79%
Median delay
-12 min
90th percentile
+49 min
Cancellation rate
5%

How often is DL5242 on time?

Across 218 flights on LGA → CLE from 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30, DL5242 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 79% of the time. The median arrival delay was -12 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +49 min or later. 5% of flights were cancelled.

Delay distribution

Arrival delay for completed flights (excludes cancellations and diversions).

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time16379%
16-30 min126%
31-60 min178%
61-120 min115%
2+ hrs42%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-072576%+2 min
2025-082685%-9 min
2025-092696%-17 min
2025-104100%-23 min
2026-012677%+2 min
2026-022677%+0 min
2026-032471%+14 min
2026-042572%+19 min
2026-05560%+2 min
2026-062075%+11 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon3083%
Tue3482%
Wed3476%
Thu3476%
Fri3364%
Sat989%
Sun3388%

Based on US Department of Transportation Bureau of Transportation Statistics on-time data. Loading live conditions and full charts…