Flight OddsDL4981 STL → LGA
Delta Air Lines · St. Louis, MO to New York, NY · 242 flights observed, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-26 · 888 mi
DL4981 covers more than one route in the data window — the stats below are for STL → LGA, the one it has flown most recently. The others are linked under “Other routes”.
On-time arrival
89%
Median delay
-15 min
90th percentile
+19 min
Cancellation rate
1%
How often is DL4981 on time?
Across 242 flights on STL → LGA from 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-26, DL4981 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 89% of the time. The median arrival delay was -15 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +19 min or later. 1% of flights were cancelled.
Delay distribution
Arrival delay for completed flights (excludes cancellations and diversions).
| Arrival | Flights | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Early / on-time | 212 | 89% |
| 16-30 min | 8 | 3% |
| 31-60 min | 4 | 2% |
| 61-120 min | 5 | 2% |
| 2+ hrs | 10 | 4% |
Performance by month
| Month | Flights | On-time | Avg delay |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07 | 27 | 81% | +2 min |
| 2025-08 | 25 | 92% | -11 min |
| 2025-09 | 25 | 96% | +55 min |
| 2025-10 | 26 | 85% | 0 min |
| 2025-11 | 28 | 89% | -4 min |
| 2025-12 | 12 | 83% | +1 min |
| 2026-01 | 28 | 82% | +21 min |
| 2026-02 | 22 | 91% | -11 min |
| 2026-03 | 6 | 100% | -11 min |
| 2026-05 | 20 | 95% | -11 min |
| 2026-06 | 20 | 90% | -9 min |
Performance by day of week
| Day | Flights | On-time |
|---|---|---|
| Mon | 38 | 79% |
| Tue | 39 | 90% |
| Wed | 40 | 93% |
| Thu | 40 | 90% |
| Fri | 40 | 93% |
| Sat | 15 | 80% |
| Sun | 27 | 93% |
Other routes
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