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DL 5643 on time

Delta Air Lines 5643: New York to Louisville at 8:30 a.m.; Louisville to New York at 11:42 a.m. (past 12 months). Figures below the title are for LGA → SDF, its busiest leg

On time
83%
266 flights · likely 79–87%
Cancelled
2.6%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−12 min
median vs schedule
When late
+41 min
average delay
Similar flights
84%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 6 DL 5643 flights from New York arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (17%); 2.6% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 12 minutes early.

DL 5643: LGA → SDF

Scheduled to leave New York at 8:30 a.m. local time, operated by Republic Airways as YX 5643. Over the past year it arrived on time 83% of the time (266 flights), in line with other DL flights on the route at that hour (84%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Sep 2025: 93% on time (27 flights)93SepOct 2025: too few flights (7 flights)OctNov 2025: 78% on time (18 flights)78NovDec 2025: 73% on time (26 flights)73DecJan 2026: too few flights (7 flights)JanFeb 2026: too few flights (4 flights)FebMar 2026: 72% on time (25 flights)72MarApr 2026: 83% on time (30 flights)83AprMay 2026: 87% on time (30 flights)87MayJun 2026: 87% on time (30 flights)87JunJul 2026: 87% on time (31 flights)87JulAug 2026: 84% on time (31 flights)84Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday3985%
Tuesday3884%
Wednesday3692%
Thursday3476%
Friday3784%
Saturday5285%
Sunday3077%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 37%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 33%Late inbound plane 22%Severe weather 8%

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DL 5643: SDF → LGA

Scheduled to leave Louisville at 11:42 a.m. local time, operated by Republic Airways as YX 5643. Over the past year it arrived on time 81% of the time (241 flights), better than other DL flights on the route at that hour (77%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Sep 2025: 96% on time (26 flights)96SepOct 2025: too few flights (7 flights)OctNov 2025: 68% on time (19 flights)68NovDec 2025: 65% on time (17 flights)65DecJan 2026: too few flights (3 flights)JanFeb 2026: too few flights (2 flights)FebMar 2026: 62% on time (21 flights)62MarApr 2026: 79% on time (28 flights)79AprMay 2026: 87% on time (30 flights)87MayJun 2026: 83% on time (30 flights)83JunJul 2026: 77% on time (31 flights)77JulAug 2026: 89% on time (27 flights)89Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday3781%
Tuesday3675%
Wednesday3686%
Thursday3476%
Friday3580%
Saturday17—
Sunday4678%

Why it was late

Air traffic & airport (NAS) 43%Late inbound plane 35%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 22%

All flights SDF → LGA · Connecting off DL 5643? Check the risk

Questions

How often is DL 5643 from LGA to SDF late?

Delta Air Lines 5643 from New York, NY to Louisville, KY arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 17% of 266 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 2.6% were cancelled.

How often is DL 5643 from SDF to LGA late?

Delta Air Lines 5643 from Louisville, KY to New York, NY arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 19% of 241 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 4.6% 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.