DL988Delta Air Lines · LGA → ATL
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DL988 New YorkLGA · 13:59 AtlantaATL · 16:35

DL988 by Delta Air Lines flies from New York (LGA) to Atlanta (ATL) for the Mon, Oct 12 departure.

Right nowLanded in Atlanta · today
16:01

arrived at ATL · 34 min early

⚖ DL988 typically leaves −2 and lands −12. The air wins minutes back.

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
10-12
−4 gate · −34 arrival
10-11
−6 gate · +1 arrival
10-10
−4 gate · −12 arrival
10-09
+7 gate · −12 arrival
10-08
+28 gate · +7 arrival
10-07
+47 gate · +22 arrival
10-06
+3 gate · +7 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 −12 min · 0 cancelled · 14 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
LGANew YorkOn-time likelyLGA delay board →
ATLAtlantaOn-time likelyATL delay board →
LGA→ATLevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
35%Chance of 15+ min delay
3.6%Chance of cancellation
+8 minAvg hub delay right now

Conditions at LGA and ATL 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
061422
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T
F
S
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other New York to Atlanta flights today

same route · Delta Air Lines
DL550departs 06:00
DL342departs 06:59
DL364departs 07:59
DL992departs 09:00
DL1409departs 09:59
DL989departs 09:59

If DL988 is cancelled, these are the other Delta Air Lines nonstop flights from New York to Atlanta 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 DL988 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for DL988 across the LGA and ATL boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~5 min early. Based on 13 confirmed landings · 12/13 within 15 min of schedule.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how DL988 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.

Technical record

How this operation is measured

board clocksaircraft

Board log

scheduled → actual, per operation
10-12LGA 13:59 13:55 (−4)ATL 16:35 16:01 (−34)
10-11LGA 13:59 13:53 (−6)ATL 16:35 16:36 (+1)
10-10LGA 14:00 13:56 (−4)ATL 16:31 16:19 (−12)
10-09LGA 13:59 14:06 (+7)ATL 16:35 16:23 (−12)
10-08LGA 13:59 14:27 (+28)ATL 16:35 16:42 (+7)
10-07LGA 13:59 14:46 (+47)ATL 16:35 16:57 (+22)
10-06LGA 13:59 14:02 (+3)ATL 16:35 16:42 (+7)
10-05LGA 13:59 13:56 (−3)ATL 16:23 16:15 (−8)
10-04LGA 13:59 13:52 (−7)ATL 16:23 16:15 (−8)
10-03LGA 13:59 13:56 (−3)ATL 16:20 16:06 (−14)
10-02LGA 13:59 13:51 (−8)ATL 16:23 16:04 (−19)
10-01LGA 13:59 14:13 (+14)ATL 16:23 16:10 (−13)
09-30LGA 13:59 13:57 (−2)ATL 16:23 16:01 (−22)
09-29LGA 13:59 14:09 (+10)ATL 16:23 16:08 (−15)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N390DN, N122DN, N119DN, N383DZ.

Board clocks recorded as LGA and ATL published them.

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