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DL 4939 on time

Delta Air Lines 4939: New York to St. Louis at 6:30 a.m. (past 12 months)

On time
85%
272 flights · likely 80–89%
Cancelled
3.3%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−13 min
median vs schedule
When late
+77 min
average delay
Similar flights
84%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 7 DL 4939 flights from New York arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (15%); 3.3% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 13 minutes early.

DL 4939: LGA → STL

Scheduled to leave New York at 6:30 a.m. local time, operated by Endeavor Air as 9E 4939. Over the past year it arrived on time 85% of the time (272 flights), in line with other DL flights on the route at that hour (84%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Sep 2025: 92% on time (26 flights)92SepOct 2025: 93% on time (27 flights)93OctNov 2025: 83% on time (23 flights)83NovDec 2025: 82% on time (17 flights)82DecJan 2026: 85% on time (20 flights)85JanFeb 2026: 85% on time (20 flights)85FebMar 2026: 85% on time (26 flights)85MarApr 2026: 88% on time (26 flights)88AprMay 2026: 81% on time (26 flights)81MayJun 2026: 90% on time (20 flights)90JunJul 2026: 70% on time (20 flights)70JulAug 2026: 81% on time (21 flights)81Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday5076%
Tuesday4982%
Wednesday4988%
Thursday4892%
Friday4883%
Sunday2893%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 53%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 26%Late inbound plane 21%

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Questions

How often is DL 4939 from LGA to STL late?

Delta Air Lines 4939 from New York, NY to St. Louis, MO arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 15% of 272 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 3.3% 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.