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DL 5204 on time

Delta Air Lines 5204: New York to Wilmington at 8:35 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
51%
219 flights · likely 45–58%
Cancelled
11.9%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
+3 min
median vs schedule
When late
+77 min
average delay
Similar flights
49%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 2 DL 5204 flights from New York arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (49%); 11.9% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 3 minutes late.

DL 5204: LGA → ILM

Scheduled to leave New York at 8:35 p.m. local time, operated by Endeavor Air as 9E 5204. Over the past year it arrived on time 51% of the time (219 flights), in line with other DL flights on the route at that hour (49%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Usually Delta Air Lines's last flight of the day from New York to Wilmington (100% of days). Delta Air Lines's last LGA–ILM flight was cancelled 10.8% of the time, against 5.5% for its earlier ones. If it's cancelled, the next Delta Air Lines flight is usually around 8:50 a.m. the next morning.

Month by month

30%65%100%Jul 2025: 44% on time (27 flights)44JulAug 2025: 81% on time (26 flights)81AugSep 2025: 81% on time (26 flights)81SepOct 2025: 37% on time (27 flights)37OctNov 2025: 50% on time (24 flights)50NovDec 2025: 38% on time (16 flights)38DecMar 2026: 38% on time (21 flights)38MarApr 2026: too few flights (10 flights)AprMay 2026: 48% on time (21 flights)48MayJun 2026: 63% on time (24 flights)63JunJul 2026: 46% on time (24 flights)46JulAug 2026: 50% on time (26 flights)50Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday3746%
Tuesday3656%
Wednesday3650%
Thursday3636%
Friday3566%
Saturday1—
Sunday3855%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 69%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 20%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 11%

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Questions

How often is DL 5204 from LGA to ILM late?

Delta Air Lines 5204 from New York, NY to Wilmington, NC arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 49% of 219 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 11.9% 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.