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Delta Air Lines / LGA → DFW

DL 873 on time

Delta Air Lines 873: New York to Dallas at 9:15 a.m.; Dallas to New York at 1:35 p.m. (past 12 months). Figures below the title are for LGA → DFW, its busiest leg

On time
71%
344 flights · likely 66–75%
Cancelled
6.1%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−9 min
median vs schedule
When late
+65 min
average delay
Similar flights
66%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 3 DL 873 flights from New York arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (29%); 6.1% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 9 minutes early.

DL 873: LGA → DFW

Scheduled to leave New York at 9:15 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 71% of the time (344 flights), better than other DL flights on the route at that hour (66%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Sep 2025: 80% on time (30 flights)80SepOct 2025: 65% on time (31 flights)65OctNov 2025: 73% on time (30 flights)73NovDec 2025: 58% on time (31 flights)58DecJan 2026: 58% on time (31 flights)58JanFeb 2026: 71% on time (28 flights)71FebMar 2026: 71% on time (28 flights)71MarApr 2026: 88% on time (26 flights)88AprMay 2026: 70% on time (30 flights)70MayJun 2026: 73% on time (26 flights)73JunJul 2026: 70% on time (27 flights)70JulAug 2026: 73% on time (26 flights)73Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday5362%
Tuesday5277%
Wednesday5273%
Thursday5273%
Friday5273%
Saturday4461%
Sunday3974%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 64%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 31%Late inbound plane 4%Severe weather 2%

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DL 873: DFW → LGA

Scheduled to leave Dallas at 1:35 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 68% of the time (222 flights), better than other DL flights on the route at that hour (64%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Jan 2026: 61% on time (23 flights)61JanFeb 2026: 67% on time (24 flights)67FebMar 2026: 59% on time (27 flights)59MarApr 2026: 73% on time (26 flights)73AprMay 2026: 73% on time (30 flights)73MayJun 2026: 77% on time (30 flights)77JunJul 2026: 65% on time (31 flights)65JulAug 2026: 71% on time (31 flights)71Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday3569%
Tuesday3471%
Wednesday3459%
Thursday3476%
Friday3468%
Saturday17—
Sunday3474%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 55%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 24%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 21%

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Questions

How often is DL 873 from LGA to DFW late?

Delta Air Lines 873 from New York, NY to Dallas/Fort Worth, TX arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 29% of 344 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 6.1% were cancelled.

How often is DL 873 from DFW to LGA late?

Delta Air Lines 873 from Dallas/Fort Worth, TX to New York, NY arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 32% of 222 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 8.6% 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.