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DL 524 on time

Delta Air Lines 524: Atlanta to New York at 2:30 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
67%
324 flights · likely 62–72%
Cancelled
4.0%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−1 min
median vs schedule
When late
+73 min
average delay
Similar flights
68%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 3 DL 524 flights from Atlanta arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (33%); 4.0% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 1 minutes early.

DL 524: ATL → LGA

Scheduled to leave Atlanta at 2:30 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 67% of the time (324 flights), in line with other DL flights on the route at that hour (68%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Sep 2025: 88% on time (26 flights)88SepOct 2025: 67% on time (30 flights)67OctNov 2025: 67% on time (30 flights)67NovDec 2025: 47% on time (19 flights)47DecJan 2026: 74% on time (27 flights)74JanFeb 2026: 75% on time (28 flights)75FebMar 2026: 55% on time (31 flights)55MarApr 2026: 89% on time (28 flights)89AprMay 2026: 73% on time (26 flights)73MayJun 2026: 65% on time (26 flights)65JunJul 2026: 48% on time (27 flights)48JulAug 2026: 54% on time (26 flights)54Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday5159%
Tuesday5062%
Wednesday5080%
Thursday5058%
Friday5078%
Saturday2479%
Sunday4961%

Why it was late

Air traffic & airport (NAS) 59%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 24%Late inbound plane 14%Severe weather 3%

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Questions

How often is DL 524 from ATL to LGA late?

Delta Air Lines 524 from Atlanta, GA to New York, NY arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 33% of 324 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 4.0% 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.