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DL 2540 on time

Delta Air Lines 2540: New York to Orlando at 7:55 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
53%
217 flights · likely 47–60%
Cancelled
6.0%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
+4 min
median vs schedule
When late
+90 min
average delay
Similar flights
55%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 2 DL 2540 flights from New York arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (47%); 6.0% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 4 minutes late.

DL 2540: LGA → MCO

Scheduled to leave New York at 7:55 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 53% of the time (217 flights), in line with other DL flights on the route at that hour (55%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Usually Delta Air Lines's last flight of the day from New York to Orlando (100% of days). Delta Air Lines's last LGA–MCO flight was cancelled 4.4% of the time, against 4.6% 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

20%60%100%Apr 2025: 75% on time (28 flights)75AprMay 2025: 33% on time (27 flights)33MayJun 2025: too few flights (6 flights)JunDec 2025: too few flights (9 flights)DecJan 2026: 58% on time (26 flights)58JanFeb 2026: 62% on time (26 flights)62FebMar 2026: 52% on time (27 flights)52MarApr 2026: 50% on time (26 flights)50AprMay 2026: 58% on time (26 flights)58MayJun 2026: 64% on time (25 flights)64JunJul 2026: 38% on time (26 flights)38JulAug 2026: 54% on time (26 flights)54Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday3754%
Tuesday3560%
Wednesday3348%
Thursday3459%
Friday3647%
Saturday5—
Sunday3751%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 48%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 36%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 16%

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Questions

How often is DL 2540 from LGA to MCO late?

Delta Air Lines 2540 from New York, NY to Orlando, FL arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 47% of 217 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 6.0% 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.