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DL 4974 on time

Delta Air Lines 4974: New York to Cleveland at 8:30 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
55%
172 flights · likely 48–62%
Cancelled
15.7%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−6 min
median vs schedule
When late
+74 min
average delay
Similar flights
59%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 2 DL 4974 flights from New York arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (45%); 15.7% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 6 minutes early.

DL 4974: LGA → CLE

Scheduled to leave New York at 8:30 p.m. local time, operated by Endeavor Air as 9E 4974. Over the past year it arrived on time 55% of the time (172 flights), worse than other DL flights on the route at that hour (59%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Usually Delta Air Lines's last flight of the day from New York to Cleveland (98% of days). Delta Air Lines's last LGA–CLE flight was cancelled 9.4% of the time, against 5.1% for its earlier ones. If it's cancelled, the next Delta Air Lines flight is usually around 7:59 a.m. the next morning.

Month by month

30%65%100%Feb 2025: 71% on time (24 flights)71FebMar 2025: 85% on time (26 flights)85MarApr 2025: 73% on time (26 flights)73AprMay 2025: too few flights (4 flights)MayDec 2025: too few flights (12 flights)DecJan 2026: 77% on time (26 flights)77JanFeb 2026: 63% on time (24 flights)63FebMar 2026: 41% on time (27 flights)41MarApr 2026: too few flights (9 flights)AprJun 2026: 52% on time (21 flights)52JunJul 2026: 48% on time (27 flights)48JulAug 2026: 46% on time (26 flights)46Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday2955%
Tuesday2861%
Wednesday2857%
Thursday2846%
Friday2868%
Saturday3—
Sunday2843%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 63%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 23%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 10%Severe weather 3%

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Questions

How often is DL 4974 from LGA to CLE late?

Delta Air Lines 4974 from New York, NY to Cleveland, OH arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 45% of 172 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 15.7% 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.