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DL 4999 on time

Delta Air Lines 4999: New York to Cincinnati at 5:30 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
60%
345 flights · likely 55–65%
Cancelled
8.1%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−1 min
median vs schedule
When late
+100 min
average delay
Similar flights
62%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 3 DL 4999 flights from New York arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (40%); 8.1% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 1 minutes early.

DL 4999: LGA → CVG

Scheduled to leave New York at 5:30 p.m. local time, operated by Endeavor Air as 9E 4999. Over the past year it arrived on time 60% of the time (345 flights), in line with other DL flights on the route at that hour (62%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

30%65%100%Sep 2025: 85% on time (27 flights)85SepOct 2025: 56% on time (27 flights)56OctNov 2025: 50% on time (24 flights)50NovDec 2025: 54% on time (26 flights)54DecJan 2026: 67% on time (30 flights)67JanFeb 2026: 86% on time (28 flights)86FebMar 2026: 52% on time (31 flights)52MarApr 2026: 67% on time (30 flights)67AprMay 2026: 58% on time (31 flights)58MayJun 2026: 63% on time (30 flights)63JunJul 2026: 43% on time (30 flights)43JulAug 2026: 42% on time (31 flights)42Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday5342%
Tuesday5262%
Wednesday5068%
Thursday4953%
Friday5178%
Saturday3861%
Sunday5258%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 57%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 25%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 18%

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Questions

How often is DL 4999 from LGA to CVG late?

Delta Air Lines 4999 from New York, NY to Cincinnati, OH arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 40% of 345 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 8.1% 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.