DCA → LGA Delta Air Lines

Delta Air Lines · Washington, DC to New York, NY · 2,313 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30 · aggregated across 22 flight numbers

On-time arrival
69%
Median delay
-2 min
90th percentile
+71 min
Cancellation rate
6%

How on-time is Delta Air Lines from DCA to LGA?

Across every Delta Air Lines flight number on DCA → LGA (2,313 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30), 69% arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. Median arrival delay -2 min; the worst 10% ran +71 min or later. 6% were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time1,50769%
16-30 min2019%
31-60 min2039%
61-120 min1658%
2+ hrs1005%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-0717372%+17 min
2025-0819285%+1 min
2025-0918981%+5 min
2025-1019267%+18 min
2025-1117657%+25 min
2025-1215371%+20 min
2026-0117184%-1 min
2026-0216964%+19 min
2026-0317854%+33 min
2026-0419659%+22 min
2026-0519865%+14 min
2026-0618971%+22 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon31674%
Tue34671%
Wed33366%
Thu32963%
Fri33870%
Sat23585%
Sun27959%

Based on US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics on-time data. Loading the full breakdown…