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DL 4960 · Delta Air Lines

Little Rock → New York (LIT–LGA)96% of its flights flew this route. The rest (ATL–FAY, FAY–ATL) are included in these numbers.

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A Little Dicey
WanderNerd Reliability Score
69%
Arrive within 15 minutes
21 min
Average arrival delay
5.1%
Cancelled
3 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 312 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

Saturdays have been rough.

DL 4960 arrived on time 81% of the time on Sundays and just 57% on Saturdays. That gap is worth planning around.

Lagging the LIT–LGA route.

DL 4960 arrived on time 69% of the time, versus 77% across the LIT–LGA route.

Lagging the Delta Air Lines network.

DL 4960 arrived on time 69% of the time, versus 81% across the Delta Air Lines network.

Keep a backup plan handy.

DL 4960 was cancelled 5.1% of the time. Typical for U.S. flights is around 1–2%.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon67%(43 flights)
  • Tue67%(48 flights)
  • Wed64%(50 flights)
  • Thu70%(47 flights)
  • Fri70%(46 flights)
  • Sat57%(14 flights)
  • Sun81%(48 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM70%(283 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM—(5 flights)
  • 12–3 PM—(8 flights)
On-time trend by month
64%
May

Jun 60% → May 64% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202560%25
July 202567%30
August 202577%30
September 202589%26
October 202581%26
November 202552%23
December 202542%19
January 202671%21
February 202673%22
March 202671%24
April 202676%25
May 202664%25
Departures on time
72%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
296
Months covered
12

Same route, other flights

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Based on 312 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.