DL869

DL869 (Delta Air Lines) is a multi-stop service on 2 routes, busiest New York to Dallas-Fort Worth. Of 921 departures recorded from October 2024 to July 2026, 75.6% left on time, according to the US BTS.

Recorded departures by month

All legs under this number combined; see the leg table.

The most recent periods19 periods
PeriodDepartures 2025Departures 2026Change vs last year
January3132▲ 3.2%
February2814▼ 50.0%
March317▼ 77.4%
April3022▼ 26.7%
May31310.0%
June5054▲ 8.0%
July6162▲ 1.6%
August59––
September60––
October59–in progress
November55––
December53––
Year to date (Jan–Jul)262222▼ 15.3%

according to the US BTS · October 2024 → July 2026

On-time departures by month

All legs combined

On time = departure within 15 minutes of schedule. Non-cancelled flights with a recorded delay only.

The most recent periods19 periods
PeriodOn time 2025On time 2026Change vs last year
January80.0%86.7%▲ 8.3%
February89.3%78.6%▼ 12.0%
March74.2%66.7%▼ 10.1%
April66.7%81.8%▲ 22.7%
May71.0%80.0%▲ 12.7%
June58.0%66.7%▲ 14.9%
July73.8%71.2%▼ 3.5%
August78.6%––
September81.0%––
October84.2%–in progress
November67.3%––
December66.7%––
Year-to-date average (Jan–Jul)73.3%75.9%▲ 3.6%

according to the US BTS · October 2024 → July 2026

Average departure delay by month

All legs combined

according to the US BTS · October 2024 → July 2026

Cancelled departures by month

All legs combined
The most recent periods19 periods
PeriodCancelled 2025Cancelled 2026Change vs last year
January12▲ 100.0%
February00–
March01–
April00–
May01–
June00–
July03–
August3––
September2––
October2–in progress
November0––
December8––
Year to date (Jan–Jul)17▲ 600.0%

according to the US BTS · October 2024 → July 2026

This is not a forecast

This is a historical record of departures already flown, not a forecast for your flight.

This number flies several legs

Several legs: the headline figure averages all of them. See the leg table.

Cancellation share

  • Not cancelled 97.5% 898
  • Cancelled 2.5% 23

Share of all recorded flights in the period, all legs. · Oct 12, 2024 → Jul 31, 2026

On time, leg by leg

  1. LGA–DFW529 80.5%
  2. DFW–LGA392 69.0%

Departures within 15 minutes of schedule; small figure = departures recorded.

Legs flown under this number

2
RoutesDistance (km)Avg delay On timeDepartures
LGA DFW LaGuardia Airport – Dallas Fort Worth International Airport 2,231 12.2 min 80.5% 529
DFW LGA Dallas Fort Worth International Airport – LaGuardia Airport 2,231 26.6 min 69.0% 392
Monthly figures
PeriodDepartures With departure delay recordedOn time Cancelled
October 2024 40 40 95.0% 0
November 2024 60 60 83.3% 0
December 2024 51 51 70.6% 0
January 2025 31 30 80.0% 1
February 2025 28 28 89.3% 0
March 2025 31 31 74.2% 0
April 2025 30 30 66.7% 0
May 2025 31 31 71.0% 0
June 2025 50 50 58.0% 0
July 2025 61 61 73.8% 0
August 2025 59 56 78.6% 3
September 2025 60 58 81.0% 2
October 2025 59 57 84.2% 2
November 2025 55 55 67.3% 0
December 2025 53 45 66.7% 8
January 2026 32 30 86.7% 2
February 2026 14 14 78.6% 0
March 2026 7 6 66.7% 1
April 2026 22 22 81.8% 0
May 2026 31 30 80.0% 1
June 2026 54 54 66.7% 0
July 2026 62 59 71.2% 3

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