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Delta Air Lines / JFK → CLE

DL 4975 on time

Delta Air Lines 4975: New York to Cleveland at 2:30 p.m.; Cleveland to New York at 5:14 p.m. (past 12 months). Figures below the title are for JFK → CLE, its busiest leg

On time
73%
312 flights · likely 68–78%
Cancelled
5.1%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−9 min
median vs schedule
When late
+63 min
average delay
Similar flights
70%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 4 DL 4975 flights from New York arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (27%); 5.1% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 9 minutes early.

DL 4975: JFK → CLE

Scheduled to leave New York at 2:30 p.m. local time, operated by Endeavor Air as 9E 4975. Over the past year it arrived on time 73% of the time (312 flights), in line with other DL flights on the route at that hour (70%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Sep 2025: 80% on time (30 flights)80SepOct 2025: 84% on time (31 flights)84OctNov 2025: 83% on time (29 flights)83NovDec 2025: 53% on time (19 flights)53DecJan 2026: 56% on time (27 flights)56JanFeb 2026: 61% on time (28 flights)61FebMar 2026: too few flights (7 flights)MarApr 2026: 83% on time (18 flights)83AprMay 2026: 87% on time (31 flights)87MayJun 2026: 63% on time (30 flights)63JunJul 2026: 84% on time (31 flights)84JulAug 2026: 58% on time (31 flights)58Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday4672%
Tuesday4569%
Wednesday4582%
Thursday4475%
Friday4576%
Saturday4473%
Sunday4365%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 53%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 34%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 14%

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DL 4975: CLE → JFK

Scheduled to leave Cleveland at 5:14 p.m. local time, operated by Endeavor Air as 9E 4975. Over the past year it arrived on time 62% of the time (157 flights), in line with other DL flights on the route at that hour (61%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Usually Delta Air Lines's last flight of the day from Cleveland to New York (100% of days). Delta Air Lines's last CLE–JFK flight was cancelled 9.7% of the time, against 4.7% for its earlier ones. If it's cancelled, the next Delta Air Lines flight is usually around 6:32 a.m. the next morning.

Month by month

30%65%100%Sep 2024: too few flights (8 flights)SepNov 2024: too few flights (4 flights)NovApr 2025: 76% on time (17 flights)76AprMay 2025: 44% on time (27 flights)44MayJun 2025: too few flights (6 flights)JunFeb 2026: too few flights (3 flights)FebMar 2026: 72% on time (25 flights)72MarApr 2026: too few flights (12 flights)AprMay 2026: 84% on time (25 flights)84MayJun 2026: 57% on time (30 flights)57JunJul 2026: 52% on time (31 flights)52JulAug 2026: 52% on time (31 flights)52Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday2264%
Tuesday2167%
Wednesday2167%
Thursday2255%
Friday2255%
Saturday2665%
Sunday2365%

Why it was late

Air traffic & airport (NAS) 57%Late inbound plane 41%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 1%Severe weather 1%

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Questions

How often is DL 4975 from JFK to CLE late?

Delta Air Lines 4975 from New York, NY to Cleveland, OH arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 27% of 312 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 5.1% were cancelled.

How often is DL 4975 from CLE to JFK late?

Delta Air Lines 4975 from Cleveland, OH to New York, NY arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 38% of 157 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 12.7% 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.