DL2985Delta Air Lines · LGA → ORD
updated 6m ago
Route confirmed Delta Air Lines

DL2985 New YorkLGA · 08:47 ChicagoORD · 10:30

DL2985 by Delta Air Lines flies from New York (LGA) to Chicago (ORD) for the Fri, Nov 13 departure.

Right nowLanded in Chicago · today
10:09

arrived at ORD · 21 min early

⚖ DL2985 typically leaves −7 and lands −17. The air wins minutes back.
Typical gate push−7 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−17 minmedian over 8 operations
Wins back in air~10 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
11-13
−4 gate · −21 arrival
11-12
−7 gate · −18 arrival
11-11
−3 gate · +7 arrival
11-10
−11 gate · −13 arrival
11-09
−8 gate · −16 arrival
11-08
−8 gate · −25 arrival
11-06
−3 gate · +31 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 −17 min · 0 cancelled · 9 operations tracked

The route today

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

Weather lens

Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now

Measured, 90-day sample
46%Chance of 15+ min delay
7.7%Chance of cancellation
+17 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Driven mainly by LGA (New York), currently flying MVFR (marginal visual). These figures come from both airports' records 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 →

Tomorrow at New York

Forecast

Sat 14 Nov, local date

High9°Clikely 8°C to 10°C
Low5°Clikely 3°C to 6°C

Forecast: GateWeather · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.

Tomorrow at Chicago

Forecast

Sat 14 Nov, local date

High8°Clikely 6°C to 9°C
Low0°Clikely −2°C to 3°C

Forecast: GateWeather · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.

When it flies

scheduled departures
061422
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T
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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
DL2251departs 06:00
DL2917departs 07:20
DL4817departs 07:30
DL2240departs 11:22
DL2226departs 14:40
DL1390departs 16:30

If DL2985 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 that show a delay still operate. Rebooking usually helps only when that delay is very large. Every airline on this route →

How DL2985 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for DL2985 across the LGA and ORD boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~17 min early. Based on 8 confirmed landings · 7/8 within 15 min of schedule. Pushes back late but makes up time in the air.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how DL2985 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
11-13LGA 08:47 08:43 (−4)ORD 10:30 10:09 (−21)
11-12LGA 08:47 08:40 (−7)ORD 10:30 10:12 (−18)
11-11LGA 08:47 08:44 (−3)ORD 10:30 10:37 (+7)
11-10LGA 08:47 08:36 (−11)ORD 10:30 10:17 (−13)
11-09LGA 08:47 08:39 (−8)ORD 10:30 10:14 (−16)
11-08LGA 08:45 08:37 (−8)ORD 10:28 10:03 (−25)
11-06LGA 08:45 08:42 (−3)ORD 10:28 10:59 (+31)
11-05LGA 08:45 08:36 (−9)ORD 10:28 10:08 (−20)
11-04LGA 08:45 08:40 (−5)ORD 10:28

Board clocks recorded as LGA and ORD published them.

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