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DL 846 on time

Delta Air Lines 846: New York to Dallas at 3:00 p.m.; Dallas to New York at 6:59 p.m. (past 12 months). Figures below the title are for LGA → DFW, its busiest leg

On time
59%
347 flights · likely 54–64%
Cancelled
5.2%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
+2 min
median vs schedule
When late
+70 min
average delay
Similar flights
58%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 2 DL 846 flights from New York arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (41%); 5.2% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 2 minutes late.

DL 846: LGA → DFW

Scheduled to leave New York at 3:00 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 59% of the time (347 flights), in line with other DL flights on the route at that hour (58%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

20%60%100%Sep 2025: 68% on time (28 flights)68SepOct 2025: 32% on time (31 flights)32OctNov 2025: 50% on time (30 flights)50NovDec 2025: 32% on time (19 flights)32DecJan 2026: 63% on time (27 flights)63JanFeb 2026: 64% on time (28 flights)64FebMar 2026: 74% on time (31 flights)74MarApr 2026: 77% on time (30 flights)77AprMay 2026: 74% on time (31 flights)74MayJun 2026: 50% on time (30 flights)50JunJul 2026: 52% on time (31 flights)52JulAug 2026: 65% on time (31 flights)65Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday5163%
Tuesday5058%
Wednesday5054%
Thursday5050%
Friday5064%
Saturday4766%
Sunday4959%

Why it was late

Air traffic & airport (NAS) 39%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 36%Late inbound plane 21%Severe weather 4%

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DL 846: DFW → LGA

Scheduled to leave Dallas at 6:59 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 56% of the time (120 flights), in line with other DL flights on the route at that hour (56%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Usually Delta Air Lines's last flight of the day from Dallas to New York (100% of days). Delta Air Lines's last DFW–LGA flight was cancelled 6.6% of the time, against 4.9% for its earlier ones. If it's cancelled, the next Delta Air Lines flight is usually around 7:00 a.m. the next morning.

Month by month

30%65%100%Jan 2025: 74% on time (23 flights)74JanFeb 2025: 71% on time (24 flights)71FebMar 2025: 65% on time (26 flights)65MarApr 2025: too few flights (11 flights)AprMay 2025: 57% on time (21 flights)57MayJun 2025: too few flights (6 flights)JunFeb 2026: too few flights (14 flights)FebMar 2026: too few flights (6 flights)MarMay 2026: 67% on time (21 flights)67MayJun 2026: 38% on time (26 flights)38JunJul 2026: 44% on time (27 flights)44JulAug 2026: 73% on time (26 flights)73Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday2065%
Tuesday19—
Wednesday19—
Thursday2148%
Friday2171%
Sunday2055%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 40%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 39%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 18%Severe weather 4%

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Questions

How often is DL 846 from LGA to DFW late?

Delta Air Lines 846 from New York, NY to Dallas/Fort Worth, TX arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 41% of 347 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 5.2% were cancelled.

How often is DL 846 from DFW to LGA late?

Delta Air Lines 846 from Dallas/Fort Worth, TX to New York, NY arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 44% of 120 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 10.8% 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.