DL4961Delta Air Lines · LGA → CVG
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DL4961 New YorkLGA · 13:59 Cincinnati / CovingtonCVG · 14:56

DL4961 by Delta Air Lines flies from New York (LGA) to Cincinnati / Covington (CVG) for the Sun, Nov 1 departure.

Right nowOn Time · gate 80 · as of 03:39
13:59

departs LGA · on schedule

⚖ DL4961 typically leaves −4 and lands −18. The air wins minutes back.
Typical gate push−4 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−18 minmedian over 15 operations
Wins back in air~14 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time → Cancellation0 in 15tracked operations · cancellation odds calculator →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+43+85+128 min
11-01
−27 arrival
10-31
−10 gate · −27 arrival
10-30
−12 gate · +127 arrival
10-29
−8 gate · +128 arrival
10-28
−12 gate · −20 arrival
10-27
−9 gate · −43 arrival
10-26
−5 gate · −31 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 −18 min · 0 cancelled · 15 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
LGANew YorkOn-time likelyLGA delay board →
CVGCincinnati / CovingtonOn-time likelyCVG delay board →
LGA→CVGevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
40%Chance of 15+ min delay
3.1%Chance of cancellation
+9 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Conditions at LGA and CVG are near their clear-air norm right now, so this reflects the route's recent baseline rather than a weather penalty. 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 on this route

Forecast

New York to Cincinnati / Covington with Delta Air Lines · Mon 2 Nov, local date

Outlook: about usual
Chance a departure leaves 60+ min late
6.7%0.6× usual

Forecast weather: 79% chance of rain at Cincinnati / Covington

No cancellation outlook here: this airport's board does not publish cancellations reliably.

Forecast: GateWeather · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · About 5 departures a day on this route with this airline. · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.

When it flies

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

Other New York to Cincinnati / Covington flights today

same route · Delta Air Lines
DL4968departs 08:15
DL4987departs 10:46
DL5378departs 12:40
DL4949departs 16:30
DL4999departs 18:20
DL5517departs 20:13

If DL4961 is cancelled, these are the other Delta Air Lines nonstop flights from New York to Cincinnati / Covington on the same day, with scheduled departure times in LGA 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 DL4961 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for DL4961 across the LGA and CVG boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~5 min early. Based on 13 confirmed landings · 11/13 within 15 min of schedule.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how DL4961 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
11-01LGA 13:59CVG 14:56 14:29 (−27)
10-31LGA 12:45 12:35 (−10)CVG 14:56 14:29 (−27)
10-30LGA 13:59 13:47 (−12)CVG 16:12 18:19 (+127)
10-29LGA 13:59 13:51 (−8)CVG 16:12 18:20 (+128)
10-28LGA 13:59 13:47 (−12)CVG 16:12 15:52 (−20)
10-27LGA 13:59 13:50 (−9)CVG 16:12 15:29 (−43)
10-26LGA 13:59 13:54 (−5)CVG 16:12 15:41 (−31)
10-25LGA 13:59 13:55 (−4)CVG 16:12 15:35 (−37)
10-24LGA 12:45 12:40 (−5)CVG 14:56 14:20 (−36)
10-23LGA 13:59 14:12 (+13)CVG 16:12 15:54 (−18)
10-22LGA 13:59 14:21 (+22)CVG 16:12 16:05 (−7)
10-21LGA 13:59 18:11 (+252)CVG 16:12 18:37 (+145)
10-20LGA 13:59 14:17 (+18)CVG 16:12 16:06 (−6)
10-19LGA 13:59 14:19 (+20)CVG 16:12 16:07 (−5)
10-18LGA 13:59 14:16 (+17)CVG 16:12 16:09 (−3)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N933XJ, N335PQ, N341PQ, N348PQ.

Board clocks recorded as LGA and CVG published them.

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