DL4978 GSO → LGA

Delta Air Lines · Greensboro/High Point, NC to New York, NY · 151 flights observed, 2025-07-06 to 2026-05-06 · 461 mi

This flight is usually on time, but has a real long-delay tail — typical (median) delay is -6 min, while the worst 10% run +76 min or later.

DL4978 covers more than one route in the data window — the stats below are for GSO → LGA, the one it has flown most recently. The others are linked under “Other routes”.

On-time arrival
72%
Median delay
-6 min
90th percentile
+76 min
Cancellation rate
4%

How often is DL4978 on time?

Across 151 flights on GSO → LGA from 2025-07-06 to 2026-05-06, DL4978 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 72% of the time. The median arrival delay was -6 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +76 min or later. 4% of flights were cancelled.

Delay distribution

Arrival delay for completed flights (excludes cancellations and diversions).

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time10472%
16-30 min128%
31-60 min128%
61-120 min64%
2+ hrs107%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-071850%+85 min
2025-082688%+7 min
2025-092492%-4 min
2025-102167%+9 min
2026-032255%+38 min
2026-042871%+15 min
2026-05580%-5 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon2378%
Tue2378%
Wed2572%
Thu2365%
Fri2273%
Sat580%
Sun2365%

Based on US Department of Transportation Bureau of Transportation Statistics on-time data. Loading live conditions and full charts…