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DL 4981 on time

Delta Air Lines 4981: St. Louis to New York at 6:00 a.m. (past 12 months)

On time
84%
231 flights · likely 79–89%
Cancelled
3.5%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−14 min
median vs schedule
When late
+148 min
average delay
Similar flights
83%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 6 DL 4981 flights from St. Louis arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (16%); 3.5% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 14 minutes early.

DL 4981: STL → LGA

Scheduled to leave St. Louis at 6:00 a.m. local time, operated by Endeavor Air as 9E 4981. Over the past year it arrived on time 84% of the time (231 flights), in line with other DL flights on the route at that hour (83%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Aug 2025: 92% on time (25 flights)92AugSep 2025: 96% on time (25 flights)96SepOct 2025: 85% on time (26 flights)85OctNov 2025: 89% on time (28 flights)89NovDec 2025: too few flights (13 flights)DecJan 2026: 82% on time (28 flights)82JanFeb 2026: 83% on time (24 flights)83FebMar 2026: too few flights (6 flights)MarMay 2026: 95% on time (20 flights)95MayJun 2026: 90% on time (20 flights)90JunJul 2026: 85% on time (20 flights)85JulAug 2026: 52% on time (21 flights)52Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday4173%
Tuesday3982%
Wednesday3985%
Thursday3985%
Friday3995%
Saturday15—
Sunday19—

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 76%Severe weather 16%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 7%Late inbound plane 1%

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Questions

How often is DL 4981 from STL to LGA late?

Delta Air Lines 4981 from St. Louis, MO to New York, NY arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 16% of 231 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 3.5% 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.