DL2251Delta Air Lines · LGA → ORD
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Route confirmed Delta Air Lines

DL2251 New YorkLGA · 06:00 ChicagoORD · 07:29

DL2251 by Delta Air Lines flies from New York (LGA) to Chicago (ORD).

Right nowNext departure tomorrow Operates daily
09:30

scheduled from LGA

Typical gate push−4 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival+11 minmedian over 11 operations
Cancellation0 in 11tracked operations · cancellation odds calculator →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+84+167+251 min
09-19
−7 gate · +13 arrival
09-18
−7 gate · +13 arrival
09-17
+234 gate · +251 arrival
09-16
−10 gate · +1 arrival
09-15
−2 gate · +13 arrival
09-14
−4 gate · +11 arrival
09-11
−7 gate · +4 arrival

The bar is how late it left the gate; the ring is where it actually arrived. Board clocks, not estimates.

The last 30 days

arrival outcome per operation

median arrival +11 min · 0 cancelled · 11 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
LGANew YorkOn-time likelyLGA delay board →
ORDChicagoHigh riskORD delay board →
LGA→ORDevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
43%Chance of 15+ min delay
4.4%Chance of cancellation
+12 minAvg hub delay right now

Conditions at LGA and ORD are near their clear-air norm right now, so this reflects the route's recent baseline rather than a weather penalty. For this route and airline, under conditions like today's, over the last 90 days.

Pro Flight Search tracking, 90 days · the weather × delay correlation study → · live weather risk by airport →

When it flies

scheduled departures
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other New York to Chicago flights today

same route · Delta Air Lines
DL2917departs 07:20
DL4817departs 07:30
DL2985departs 08:45
DL5426departs 08:50
DL2240departs 11:20
DL2226departs 14:50

If DL2251 is cancelled, these are the other Delta Air Lines nonstop flights from New York to Chicago on the same day, with scheduled departure times in LGA local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →

How DL2251 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for DL2251 across the LGA and ORD boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~11 min late. Based on 11 confirmed landings · 9/11 within 15 min of schedule.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how DL2251 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.

Technical record

How this operation is measured

board clocks

Board log

scheduled → actual, per operation
09-19LGA 06:00 05:53 (−7)ORD 07:29 07:42 (+13)
09-18LGA 06:00 05:53 (−7)ORD 07:29 07:42 (+13)
09-17LGA 06:00 09:54 (+234)ORD 07:29 11:40 (+251)
09-16LGA 06:00 05:50 (−10)ORD 07:29 07:30 (+1)
09-15LGA 06:00 05:58 (−2)ORD 07:29 07:42 (+13)
09-14LGA 06:00 05:56 (−4)ORD 07:29 07:40 (+11)
09-11LGA 06:00 05:53 (−7)ORD 07:29 07:33 (+4)
09-10LGA 06:00 05:53 (−7)ORD 07:29 07:50 (+21)
09-09LGA 06:00 05:58 (−2)ORD 07:29 07:38 (+9)
09-08LGA 06:00 06:03 (+3)ORD 07:29 07:36 (+7)
09-07LGA 06:00 05:59 (−1)ORD 07:29 07:36 (+7)

Board clocks recorded as LGA and ORD published them.

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