DL4956Delta Air Lines · RDU → LGA
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Route confirmed Delta Air Lines

DL4956 Raleigh/DurhamRDU · 13:17 New YorkLGA · 15:00

DL4956 by Delta Air Lines flies from Raleigh/Durham (RDU) to New York (LGA) for the Thu, Nov 5 departure.

Right nowExpected · today · as of 12:35
13:17

departs RDU · on schedule

⚖ DL4956 typically leaves +21 and lands −7. The air wins minutes back.
Typical gate push+21 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−7 minmedian over 12 operations
Wins back in air~28 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time → Cancellation0 in 12tracked operations · cancellation odds calculator →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
11-04
+21 gate · −7 arrival
11-03
+41 gate · +10 arrival
11-02
+9 gate · −20 arrival
11-01
+14 gate · −15 arrival
10-30
+21 gate · −15 arrival
10-29
+16 gate · −10 arrival
10-28
+41 gate · +2 arrival

The bar is how late it left the gate; the ring is where it actually arrived. Board clocks, not estimates.

The last 30 days

arrival outcome per operation

median arrival −7 min · 0 cancelled · 12 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
RDURaleigh/DurhamOn-time likelyRDU delay board →
LGANew YorkOn-time likelyLGA delay board →
RDU→LGAevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now

Measured, 90-day sample
39%Chance of 15+ min delay
3.3%Chance of cancellation
+13 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Driven mainly by LGA (New York), currently flying MVFR (marginal visual). These figures come from both airports' records under conditions like today's, over the last 90 days.

Pro Flight Search tracking, 90 days · the weather × delay correlation study → · live weather risk by airport →

Tomorrow at Raleigh/Durham

Forecast

Fri 6 Nov, local date

High21°Clikely 20°C to 23°C
Low14°Clikely 10°C to 17°C
  • 43% chance of thunder
  • 97% chance of rain

Forecast: GateWeather · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.

Tomorrow at New York

Forecast

Fri 6 Nov, local date

High20°Clikely 19°C to 22°C
Low17°Clikely 14°C to 19°C
  • 96% chance of rain

Forecast: GateWeather · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.

When it flies

scheduled departures
061422
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other Raleigh/Durham to New York flights today

same route · Delta Air Lines
DL4689departs 06:00
DL1604departs 06:05
DL2366departs 08:00
DL5451departs 08:00
DL5041departs 08:03
DL5024departs 10:50

If DL4956 is cancelled, these are the other Delta Air Lines nonstop flights from Raleigh/Durham to New York on the same day, with scheduled departure times in RDU local time. Most flights that show a delay still operate. Rebooking usually helps only when that delay is very large. Every airline on this route →

How DL4956 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for DL4956 across the RDU and LGA boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~7 min early. Based on 12 confirmed landings · 10/12 within 15 min of schedule. Pushes back late but makes up time in the air.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how DL4956 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.

Technical record

How this operation is measured

board clocksaircraft

Board log

scheduled → actual, per operation
11-04RDU 13:17 13:38 (+21)LGA 15:00 14:53 (−7)
11-03RDU 13:17 13:58 (+41)LGA 15:00 15:10 (+10)
11-02RDU 13:17 13:26 (+9)LGA 15:00 14:40 (−20)
11-01RDU 13:17 13:31 (+14)LGA 15:00 14:45 (−15)
10-30RDU 13:17 13:38 (+21)LGA 15:00 14:45 (−15)
10-29RDU 13:17 13:33 (+16)LGA 15:00 14:50 (−10)
10-28RDU 13:17 13:58 (+41)LGA 15:00 15:02 (+2)
10-27RDU 13:17 13:40 (+23)LGA 15:00 14:55 (−5)
10-26RDU 13:17 13:36 (+19)LGA 15:00 14:52 (−8)
10-25RDU 13:17 13:18 (+1)LGA 15:00 14:33 (−27)
10-23RDU 13:15 14:27 (+72)LGA 15:00 15:34 (+34)
10-22RDU 13:15 14:26 (+71)LGA 15:00 15:33 (+33)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N304PQ, N136EV, N324PQ, N604LR.

Board clocks recorded as RDU and LGA published them.

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