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Delta Air Lines / DFW → LGA

DL 869 on time

Delta Air Lines 869: Dallas to New York at 4:50 p.m.; New York to Dallas at 12:29 p.m. (past 12 months). Figures below the title are for DFW → LGA, its busiest leg

On time
65%
275 flights · likely 59–70%
Cancelled
5.1%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
0 min
median vs schedule
When late
+87 min
average delay
Similar flights
64%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 3 DL 869 flights from Dallas arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (35%); 5.1% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 0 minutes early.

DL 869: DFW → LGA

Scheduled to leave Dallas at 4:50 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 65% of the time (275 flights), in line with other DL flights on the route at that hour (64%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Sep 2025: 77% on time (30 flights)77SepOct 2025: 65% on time (31 flights)65OctNov 2025: 55% on time (29 flights)55NovDec 2025: 50% on time (26 flights)50DecJan 2026: 83% on time (29 flights)83JanFeb 2026: too few flights (14 flights)FebMar 2026: too few flights (4 flights)MarApr 2026: 75% on time (20 flights)75AprMay 2026: too few flights (6 flights)MayJun 2026: 63% on time (24 flights)63JunJul 2026: 52% on time (31 flights)52JulAug 2026: 68% on time (31 flights)68Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday4161%
Tuesday4073%
Wednesday3874%
Thursday3557%
Friday3858%
Saturday4470%
Sunday3959%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 38%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 34%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 27%Severe weather 1%

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DL 869: LGA → DFW

Scheduled to leave New York at 12:29 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 71% of the time (236 flights), in line with other DL flights on the route at that hour (74%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Aug 2025: 77% on time (31 flights)77AugSep 2025: 77% on time (30 flights)77SepOct 2025: 71% on time (28 flights)71OctNov 2025: 58% on time (26 flights)58NovDec 2025: 63% on time (27 flights)63DecJan 2026: too few flights (3 flights)JanMar 2026: too few flights (3 flights)MarApr 2026: too few flights (2 flights)AprMay 2026: 84% on time (25 flights)84MayJun 2026: 77% on time (30 flights)77JunJul 2026: 68% on time (31 flights)68JulAug 2026: 71% on time (31 flights)71Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday3563%
Tuesday3476%
Wednesday3479%
Thursday3566%
Friday3571%
Saturday2861%
Sunday3580%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 39%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 37%Late inbound plane 24%

All flights LGA → DFW · Connecting off DL 869? Check the risk

Questions

How often is DL 869 from DFW to LGA late?

Delta Air Lines 869 from Dallas/Fort Worth, TX to New York, NY arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 35% of 275 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 5.1% were cancelled.

How often is DL 869 from LGA to DFW late?

Delta Air Lines 869 from New York, NY to Dallas/Fort Worth, TX arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 29% of 236 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 3.4% 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.