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DL 5651 on time

Delta Air Lines 5651: New York to Louisville at 1:35 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
78%
127 flights · likely 70–84%
Cancelled
5.5%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−18 min
median vs schedule
When late
+51 min
average delay
Similar flights
83%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 5 DL 5651 flights from New York arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (22%); 5.5% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 18 minutes early.

DL 5651: LGA → SDF

Scheduled to leave New York at 1:35 p.m. local time, operated by Republic Airways as YX 5651. Over the past year it arrived on time 78% of the time (127 flights), worse than other DL flights on the route at that hour (83%). Last seen in the data Aug 29, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Jan 2024: 81% on time (21 flights)81JanFeb 2024: 100% on time (25 flights)100FebMar 2024: too few flights (7 flights)MarJan 2026: 78% on time (23 flights)78JanFeb 2026: 75% on time (24 flights)75FebMar 2026: 81% on time (27 flights)81MarApr 2026: too few flights (10 flights)AprMay 2026: 76% on time (21 flights)76MayJun 2026: too few flights (10 flights)JunJul 2026: too few flights (7 flights)JulAug 2026: too few flights (5 flights)Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday19—
Tuesday19—
Wednesday19—
Thursday2085%
Friday2080%
Saturday12—
Sunday18—

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 60%Late inbound plane 29%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 11%

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Questions

How often is DL 5651 from LGA to SDF late?

Delta Air Lines 5651 from New York, NY to Louisville, KY arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 22% of 127 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 5.5% 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.