DL5261 LGA → CHA

Delta Air Lines · New York, NY to Chattanooga, TN · 100 flights observed, 2025-09-11 to 2025-12-19 · 734 mi

This flight is usually on time, but has a real long-delay tail — typical (median) delay is -8 min, while the worst 10% run +72 min or later.

DL5261 covers more than one route in the data window — the stats below are for LGA → CHA, the one it has flown most recently. The others are linked under “Other routes”.

On-time arrival
76%
Median delay
-8 min
90th percentile
+72 min
Cancellation rate
3%

How often is DL5261 on time?

Across 100 flights on LGA → CHA from 2025-09-11 to 2025-12-19, DL5261 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 76% of the time. The median arrival delay was -8 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +72 min or later. 3% of flights were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time7476%
16-30 min33%
31-60 min77%
61-120 min99%
2+ hrs44%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-092090%-11 min
2025-103181%+39 min
2025-112871%+15 min
2025-121861%+36 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon1377%
Tue1377%
Wed1493%
Thu1573%
Fri1479%
Sat1471%
Sun1464%

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