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DL 5636 on time

Delta Air Lines 5636: New York to Louisville at 6:30 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
63%
208 flights · likely 56–69%
Cancelled
7.7%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−11 min
median vs schedule
When late
+75 min
average delay
Similar flights
62%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 3 DL 5636 flights from New York arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (37%); 7.7% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 11 minutes early.

DL 5636: LGA → SDF

Scheduled to leave New York at 6:30 p.m. local time, operated by Republic Airways as YX 5636. Over the past year it arrived on time 63% of the time (208 flights), in line with other DL flights on the route at that hour (62%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Usually Delta Air Lines's last flight of the day from New York to Louisville (100% of days). Delta Air Lines's last LGA–SDF flight was cancelled 6.4% of the time, against 3.3% for its earlier ones. If it's cancelled, the next Delta Air Lines flight is usually around 8:39 a.m. the next morning.

Month by month

30%65%100%Mar 2025: 77% on time (26 flights)77MarApr 2025: 73% on time (26 flights)73AprMay 2025: 58% on time (26 flights)58MayJun 2025: too few flights (6 flights)JunJan 2026: 74% on time (23 flights)74JanFeb 2026: 75% on time (24 flights)75FebMar 2026: 37% on time (27 flights)37MarApr 2026: 75% on time (28 flights)75AprMay 2026: 74% on time (31 flights)74MayJun 2026: 64% on time (25 flights)64JunJul 2026: 46% on time (24 flights)46JulAug 2026: 58% on time (26 flights)58Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday3459%
Tuesday3367%
Wednesday3355%
Thursday3367%
Friday3364%
Saturday8—
Sunday3462%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 46%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 29%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 25%

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Questions

How often is DL 5636 from LGA to SDF late?

Delta Air Lines 5636 from New York, NY to Louisville, KY arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 37% of 208 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 7.7% 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.