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DL 2503 on time

Delta Air Lines 2503: New York to Chicago at 5:00 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
55%
124 flights · likely 46–63%
Cancelled
7.3%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
+1 min
median vs schedule
When late
+109 min
average delay
Similar flights
51%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 2 DL 2503 flights from New York arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (45%); 7.3% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 1 minutes late.

DL 2503: LGA → ORD

Scheduled to leave New York at 5:00 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 55% of the time (124 flights), better than other DL flights on the route at that hour (51%). Last seen in the data Aug 29, 2026.

Month by month

30%65%100%Apr 2026: 61% on time (18 flights)61AprMay 2026: 74% on time (31 flights)74MayJun 2026: 50% on time (30 flights)50JunJul 2026: 42% on time (31 flights)42JulAug 2026: too few flights (14 flights)Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday18—
Tuesday18—
Wednesday17—
Thursday17—
Friday17—
Saturday2065%
Sunday17—

Why it was late

Air traffic & airport (NAS) 55%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 24%Late inbound plane 17%Severe weather 4%

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Questions

How often is DL 2503 from LGA to ORD late?

Delta Air Lines 2503 from New York, NY to Chicago, IL arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 45% of 124 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 7.3% 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.