LGA → DCA Delta Air Lines

Delta Air Lines · New York, NY to Washington, DC · 2,312 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30 · aggregated across 15 flight numbers

This route is usually on time, but has a real long-delay tail — typical (median) delay is -6 min, while the worst 10% run +59 min or later.
On-time arrival
71%
Median delay
-6 min
90th percentile
+59 min
Cancellation rate
5%

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

Across every Delta Air Lines flight number on LGA → DCA (2,312 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30), 71% arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. Median arrival delay -6 min; the worst 10% ran +59 min or later. 5% were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time1,55671%
16-30 min1929%
31-60 min22010%
61-120 min1427%
2+ hrs733%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-0717673%+10 min
2025-0819186%-10 min
2025-0919185%-5 min
2025-1019374%+6 min
2025-1117461%+21 min
2025-1215171%+15 min
2026-0117574%+5 min
2026-0216964%+12 min
2026-0317656%+30 min
2026-0419772%+10 min
2026-0519969%+11 min
2026-0619169%+9 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon32273%
Tue34572%
Wed33769%
Thu32868%
Fri33567%
Sat23689%
Sun28065%

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