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DL 4916 · Delta Air Lines

Nashville → New York (BNA–JFK)95% of its flights flew this route. The rest (LGA–OMA, MSP–ORF) are included in these numbers.

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Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
86%
Arrive within 15 minutes
1 min
Average arrival delay
2.5%
Cancelled
14 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 325 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

The 6–9 AM departure wins.

DL 4916 departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 87% of the time, versus 58% between 9 AM–12 PM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

DL 4916 arrived on time 93% of the time on Thursdays and just 73% on Sundays. That gap is worth planning around.

Better than the BNA–JFK route average.

DL 4916 arrived on time 86% of the time, versus 77% across the BNA–JFK route.

A bit ahead of the Delta Air Lines network.

DL 4916 arrived on time 86% of the time, versus 81% across the Delta Air Lines network.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon89%(46 flights)
  • Tue89%(46 flights)
  • Wed87%(45 flights)
  • Thu93%(42 flights)
  • Fri91%(44 flights)
  • Sat82%(49 flights)
  • Sun73%(45 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM87%(302 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM58%(12 flights)
  • 3–6 PM—(3 flights)
On-time trend by month
93%
May

Jun 83% → May 93% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202583%29
July 202593%30
August 202587%30
September 202586%29
October 202587%31
November 202586%29
December 202568%28
January 202677%13
February 202685%13
March 202684%25
April 202697%30
May 202693%30
Departures on time
87%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
317
Months covered
12

Same route, other flights

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Based on 325 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.