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DL 975 on time

Delta Air Lines 975: New York to Atlanta at 8:30 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
61%
294 flights · likely 56–67%
Cancelled
7.8%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−10 min
median vs schedule
When late
+84 min
average delay
Similar flights
61%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 3 DL 975 flights from New York arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (39%); 7.8% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 10 minutes early.

DL 975: LGA → ATL

Scheduled to leave New York at 8:30 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 61% of the time (294 flights), in line with other DL flights on the route at that hour (61%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Usually Delta Air Lines's last flight of the day from New York to Atlanta (100% of days). Delta Air Lines's last LGA–ATL flight was cancelled 6.9% of the time, against 3.3% for its earlier ones. If it's cancelled, the next Delta Air Lines flight is usually around 6:00 a.m. the next morning.

Month by month

10%55%100%Sep 2025: 81% on time (26 flights)81SepOct 2025: 67% on time (27 flights)67OctNov 2025: 50% on time (24 flights)50NovDec 2025: 24% on time (17 flights)24DecJan 2026: 74% on time (23 flights)74JanFeb 2026: 83% on time (24 flights)83FebMar 2026: 56% on time (27 flights)56MarApr 2026: 73% on time (26 flights)73AprMay 2026: 62% on time (26 flights)62MayJun 2026: 58% on time (24 flights)58JunJul 2026: 46% on time (24 flights)46JulAug 2026: 50% on time (26 flights)50Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday5058%
Tuesday4965%
Wednesday4976%
Thursday4852%
Friday4871%
Saturday1—
Sunday4947%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 47%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 34%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 19%

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Questions

How often is DL 975 from LGA to ATL late?

Delta Air Lines 975 from New York, NY to Atlanta, GA arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 39% of 294 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 7.8% 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.