Flight Reliability
DL 4902 · Delta Air Lines
New York → Little Rock (LGA–LIT)91% of its flights flew this route. The rest (JFK–MCI, LGA–ROA) are included in these numbers.
- 63%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 25 min
- Average arrival delay
- 5.8%
- Cancelled
- 2 min early
- Median arrival delay
Based on 328 historical flights. Data through May 2026.
What the data says
The 3–6 PM departure wins.
DL 4902 departing between 3–6 PM arrived on time 64% of the time, versus 55% between 6–9 PM.
Sunday scaries are real for this one.
DL 4902 arrived on time 72% of the time on Saturdays and just 52% on Sundays. That gap is worth planning around.
Well behind the Delta Air Lines network.
DL 4902 arrived on time 63% of the time, versus 81% across the Delta Air Lines network.
Keep a backup plan handy.
DL 4902 was cancelled 5.8% of the time. Typical for U.S. flights is around 1–2%.
The breakdown
- Mon56%(48 flights)
- Tue71%(51 flights)
- Wed63%(49 flights)
- Thu64%(47 flights)
- Fri69%(48 flights)
- Sat72%(18 flights)
- Sun52%(48 flights)
- 12–3 PM—(1 flights)
- 3–6 PM64%(288 flights)
- 6–9 PM55%(20 flights)
Jun 39% → May 60% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 39% | 26 |
| July 2025 | 44% | 23 |
| August 2025 | 81% | 26 |
| September 2025 | 92% | 26 |
| October 2025 | 50% | 26 |
| November 2025 | 58% | 24 |
| December 2025 | 48% | 27 |
| January 2026 | 71% | 24 |
| February 2026 | 91% | 22 |
| March 2026 | 58% | 26 |
| April 2026 | 69% | 29 |
| May 2026 | 60% | 30 |
- Departures on time
- 68%
- Diverted
- 0%
- Flights flown
- 309
- Months covered
- 12
Same route, other flights
Keep nerding
Based on 328 historical flights, because apparently we checked. Historical flight data: U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics, June 2025 – May 2026. Data through May 2026. How we calculate this.