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Delta Air Lines / CLT → JFK

DL 5049 on time

Delta Air Lines 5049: Charlotte to New York at 2:25 p.m.; New York to Charlotte at 11:00 a.m. (past 12 months). Figures below the title are for CLT → JFK, its busiest leg

On time
60%
208 flights · likely 53–67%
Cancelled
12.0%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−8 min
median vs schedule
When late
+113 min
average delay
Similar flights
65%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 3 DL 5049 flights from Charlotte arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (40%); 12.0% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 8 minutes early.

DL 5049: CLT → JFK

Scheduled to leave Charlotte at 2:25 p.m. local time, operated by Endeavor Air as 9E 5049. Over the past year it arrived on time 60% of the time (208 flights), worse than other DL flights on the route at that hour (65%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

20%60%100%Jan 2026: 74% on time (27 flights)74JanFeb 2026: 71% on time (28 flights)71FebMar 2026: 71% on time (31 flights)71MarApr 2026: 73% on time (30 flights)73AprMay 2026: too few flights (6 flights)MayJun 2026: 63% on time (24 flights)63JunJul 2026: 39% on time (31 flights)39JulAug 2026: 29% on time (31 flights)29Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday3145%
Tuesday3063%
Wednesday3060%
Thursday2972%
Friday2969%
Saturday2959%
Sunday3053%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 43%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 29%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 26%Severe weather 2%

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DL 5049: JFK → CLT

Scheduled to leave New York at 11:00 a.m. local time, operated by Endeavor Air as 9E 5049. Over the past year it arrived on time 66% of the time (146 flights), worse than other DL flights on the route at that hour (78%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Feb 2026: 65% on time (17 flights)65FebMar 2026: 68% on time (31 flights)68MarApr 2026: too few flights (12 flights)AprJun 2026: 92% on time (24 flights)92JunJul 2026: 55% on time (31 flights)55JulAug 2026: 58% on time (31 flights)58Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday2148%
Tuesday2060%
Wednesday2065%
Thursday2176%
Friday2176%
Saturday2171%
Sunday2268%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 44%Late inbound plane 40%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 16%

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Questions

How often is DL 5049 from CLT to JFK late?

Delta Air Lines 5049 from Charlotte, NC to New York, NY arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 40% of 208 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 12.0% were cancelled.

How often is DL 5049 from JFK to CLT late?

Delta Air Lines 5049 from New York, NY to Charlotte, NC arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 34% of 146 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 4.1% 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.