ON TIMEBOARD

DL 4946 on time

Delta Air Lines 4946: New York to Cleveland at 9:29 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
60%
346 flights · likely 55–65%
Cancelled
10.1%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−5 min
median vs schedule
When late
+69 min
average delay
Similar flights
61%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 3 DL 4946 flights from New York arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (40%); 10.1% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 5 minutes early.

DL 4946: JFK → CLE

Scheduled to leave New York at 9:29 p.m. local time, operated by Endeavor Air as 9E 4946. Over the past year it arrived on time 60% of the time (346 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 New York to Cleveland (100% of days). Delta Air Lines's last JFK–CLE flight was cancelled 10.0% of the time, against 4.4% for its earlier ones. If it's cancelled, the next Delta Air Lines flight is usually around 8:55 a.m. the next morning.

Month by month

30%65%100%Sep 2025: 77% on time (30 flights)77SepOct 2025: 61% on time (31 flights)61OctNov 2025: 62% on time (29 flights)62NovDec 2025: 44% on time (18 flights)44DecJan 2026: 67% on time (27 flights)67JanFeb 2026: 64% on time (28 flights)64FebMar 2026: 52% on time (31 flights)52MarApr 2026: 73% on time (30 flights)73AprMay 2026: 77% on time (30 flights)77MayJun 2026: 57% on time (30 flights)57JunJul 2026: 42% on time (31 flights)42JulAug 2026: 45% on time (31 flights)45Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday5151%
Tuesday5062%
Wednesday4973%
Thursday4957%
Friday4971%
Saturday4961%
Sunday4947%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 53%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 21%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 17%Severe weather 9%

All flights JFK → CLE · Connecting off DL 4946? Check the risk

Questions

How often is DL 4946 from JFK to CLE late?

Delta Air Lines 4946 from New York, NY to Cleveland, OH arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 40% of 346 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 10.1% 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.