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DL 4977 on time

Delta Air Lines 4977: Birmingham to New York at 6:00 a.m. (past 12 months)

On time
85%
357 flights · likely 81–88%
Cancelled
5.0%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−12 min
median vs schedule
When late
+113 min
average delay
Similar flights
84%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 7 DL 4977 flights from Birmingham arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (15%); 5.0% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 12 minutes early.

DL 4977: BHM → LGA

Scheduled to leave Birmingham at 6:00 a.m. local time, operated by Endeavor Air as 9E 4977. Over the past year it arrived on time 85% of the time (357 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: 100% on time (30 flights)100SepOct 2025: 90% on time (31 flights)90OctNov 2025: 87% on time (30 flights)87NovDec 2025: 87% on time (31 flights)87DecJan 2026: 82% on time (28 flights)82JanFeb 2026: 79% on time (24 flights)79FebMar 2026: 70% on time (30 flights)70MarApr 2026: 77% on time (30 flights)77AprMay 2026: 94% on time (31 flights)94MayJun 2026: 80% on time (30 flights)80JunJul 2026: 84% on time (31 flights)84JulAug 2026: 87% on time (31 flights)87Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday5377%
Tuesday5285%
Wednesday5285%
Thursday5290%
Friday5287%
Saturday5287%
Sunday4484%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 49%Late inbound plane 28%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 15%Severe weather 8%

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Questions

How often is DL 4977 from BHM to LGA late?

Delta Air Lines 4977 from Birmingham, AL to New York, NY arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 15% of 357 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 5.0% 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.