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DL 490 on time

Delta Air Lines 490: Atlanta to New York at 8:30 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
59%
297 flights · likely 53–64%
Cancelled
4.0%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
+3 min
median vs schedule
When late
+76 min
average delay
Similar flights
59%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 2 DL 490 flights from Atlanta arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (41%); 4.0% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 3 minutes late.

DL 490: ATL → LGA

Scheduled to leave Atlanta at 8:30 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 59% of the time (297 flights), in line with other DL flights on the route at that hour (59%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

30%65%100%Sep 2025: 92% on time (26 flights)92SepOct 2025: 59% on time (27 flights)59OctNov 2025: 48% on time (27 flights)48NovDec 2025: 41% on time (17 flights)41DecJan 2026: 78% on time (23 flights)78JanFeb 2026: 54% on time (24 flights)54FebMar 2026: 41% on time (27 flights)41MarApr 2026: 65% on time (26 flights)65AprMay 2026: 58% on time (26 flights)58MayJun 2026: 58% on time (24 flights)58JunJul 2026: 38% on time (24 flights)38JulAug 2026: 65% on time (26 flights)65Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday5054%
Tuesday4965%
Wednesday4967%
Thursday4953%
Friday4967%
Saturday2—
Sunday4945%

Why it was late

Air traffic & airport (NAS) 45%Severe weather 20%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 19%Late inbound plane 15%

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Questions

How often is DL 490 from ATL to LGA late?

Delta Air Lines 490 from Atlanta, GA to New York, NY arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 41% of 297 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 4.0% 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.