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Delta Air Lines / LGA → IAH

DL 2140 on time

Delta Air Lines 2140: New York to Houston at 6:00 a.m.; Houston to New York at 10:25 a.m. (past 12 months). Figures below the title are for LGA → IAH, its busiest leg

On time
81%
230 flights · likely 76–86%
Cancelled
8.3%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−17 min
median vs schedule
When late
+109 min
average delay
Similar flights
83%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 5 DL 2140 flights from New York arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (19%); 8.3% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 17 minutes early.

DL 2140: LGA → IAH

Scheduled to leave New York at 6:00 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 81% of the time (230 flights), in line with other DL flights on the route at that hour (83%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Apr 2025: too few flights (11 flights)AprMay 2025: 90% on time (20 flights)90MayJun 2025: too few flights (6 flights)JunDec 2025: too few flights (12 flights)DecJan 2026: 79% on time (24 flights)79JanFeb 2026: 75% on time (20 flights)75FebMar 2026: 77% on time (26 flights)77MarApr 2026: 81% on time (26 flights)81AprMay 2026: 80% on time (30 flights)80MayJun 2026: 93% on time (30 flights)93JunJul 2026: 77% on time (31 flights)77JulAug 2026: 87% on time (31 flights)87Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday3776%
Tuesday3692%
Wednesday3678%
Thursday3689%
Friday3683%
Saturday2070%
Sunday2976%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 69%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 30%Late inbound plane 1%

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DL 2140: IAH → LGA

Scheduled to leave Houston at 10:25 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 77% of the time (193 flights), in line with other DL flights on the route at that hour (79%). Last seen in the data Aug 2, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Mar 2025: 67% on time (27 flights)67MarApr 2025: 88% on time (25 flights)88AprMay 2025: 62% on time (26 flights)62MayJun 2025: too few flights (6 flights)JunJan 2026: 87% on time (23 flights)87JanFeb 2026: 83% on time (24 flights)83FebMar 2026: 56% on time (27 flights)56MarApr 2026: 81% on time (26 flights)81AprMay 2026: 83% on time (30 flights)83MayJun 2026: 70% on time (30 flights)70JunJul 2026: 77% on time (31 flights)77JulAug 2026: too few flights (2 flights)Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday3063%
Tuesday3077%
Wednesday3073%
Thursday3090%
Friday3087%
Saturday13—
Sunday3077%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 55%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 26%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 17%Severe weather 3%

All flights IAH → LGA · Connecting off DL 2140? Check the risk

Questions

How often is DL 2140 from LGA to IAH late?

Delta Air Lines 2140 from New York, NY to Houston, TX arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 19% of 230 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 8.3% were cancelled.

How often is DL 2140 from IAH to LGA late?

Delta Air Lines 2140 from Houston, TX to New York, NY arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 23% of 193 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 6.2% 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.