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DL1981 Delta Air Lines - Flight Status

Below, you can find details about Delta Air Lines flight DL1981, which currently operates between the airports of Houston - Houston George Bush Intercontinental Airport (Airport Code IAH) and New York - New York LaGuardia Airport (Airport Code LGA).
This flight data pertains specifically to the flight's details for Monday, November 16, 2026.

DL1981 On Time performance:
n/a
It is not possible to calculate the On-Time Performance for this flight accurately due to insufficient or non-representative data, as doing so could lead to misleading conclusions.

Flight Status

DL1981 Delta Air Lines from Houston

Scheduled
Flight Status for Monday November 16, 2026
This flight is also scheduled for Today (November 15, 2026). See it here

Airline information

Delta Air Lines
Delta Air Lines
Equipment: Airbus A220-300 Passenger

Departure

Houston (IAH)
November 16, 2026
Houston George Bush Intercontinental Airport
Scheduled Departure Time:
06:55 pm
Terminal:
A
Gate:
-
Scheduled Departure Time: 06:55 pm

Arrival

New York (LGA)
November 16, 2026
New York LaGuardia Airport
Scheduled Arrival Time:
11:29 pm
Terminal:
C
Gate:
-
Scheduled Arrival Time: 11:29 pm
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Codeshare Flights

This flight is shared with other airlines, this means that these other flights are the same:

- KQ7098 - Kenya Airways

Additional Information

Which is the frequency of flight DL1981?
The flight DL1981 is scheduled to flight on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday on a weekly basis.

Which is the distance of flight DL1981?
The distance between the two airports is 1415 miles.

Are the departure airport and arrival airport at the same Time Zone?
No, each airport is in a different timezone. The times shown above, are presented in the local time of each respective airport.
Current Time in Houston: 2026-11-15 07:27:23
Current Time in New York: 2026-11-15 08:27:23

Alternative Flights

The following airlines serves the same route between Houston and New York:

Delta Air Lines
- Flight Number: DL1417. (On Time performance: 95 - Average Delay: 8 minutes)
- Flight Number: DL1777. (On Time performance: 83 - Average Delay: 17 minutes)
- Flight Number: DL1778. (On Time performance: 79 - Average Delay: 12 minutes)
- Flight Number: DL1986.
- Flight Number: DL2099. (On Time performance: 78 - Average Delay: 6 minutes)
- Flight Number: DL2140. (On Time performance: 91 - Average Delay: 4 minutes)

United Airlines
- Flight Number: UA1143. (On Time performance: 85 - Average Delay: 6 minutes)
- Flight Number: UA1497. (On Time performance: 84 - Average Delay: 4 minutes)
- Flight Number: UA1697. (On Time performance: 87 - Average Delay: 5 minutes)
- Flight Number: UA1805. (On Time performance: 94 - Average Delay: 6 minutes)
- Flight Number: UA2181. (On Time performance: 80 - Average Delay: 17 minutes)
- Flight Number: UA2495. (On Time performance: 78 - Average Delay: 20 minutes)
- Flight Number: UA2682. (On Time performance: 58 - Average Delay: 24 minutes)
- Flight Number: UA2783. (On Time performance: 79 - Average Delay: 17 minutes)
- Flight Number: UA334. (On Time performance: 69 - Average Delay: 26 minutes)
- Flight Number: UA678. (On Time performance: 86 - Average Delay: 11 minutes)
- Flight Number: UA775. (On Time performance: 62 - Average Delay: 28 minutes)

Punctuality and delays

It is not possible to calculate the On-Time Performance for this flight accurately due to insufficient or non-representative data, as doing so could lead to misleading conclusions.

Delays analyzed by Week: It is not possible to calculate the On-Time Performance for this flight accurately by weekday due to insufficient or non-representative data, as doing so could lead to misleading conclusions
Delays analyzed by Month: It is not possible to calculate the On-Time Performance for this flight accurately by month due to insufficient or non-representative data, as doing so could lead to misleading conclusions

Last Past Flights DL1981

Date
Departure
Arrival
Duration
Aircraft
Status
Friday
13 November
07:51 pm
Houston (IAH)
12:11 am
New York (LGA)
03h 20min
Airbus A220-30
Airbus A220-30
Thursday
12 November
06:53 pm
Houston (IAH)
11:09 pm
New York (LGA)
03h 16min
Airbus A220-30
Airbus A220-30
Landed - On-time
Wednesday
11 November
06:52 pm
Houston (IAH)
11:01 pm
New York (LGA)
03h 09min
Airbus A220-30
Airbus A220-30
Landed - On-time
Tuesday
10 November
06:44 pm
Houston (IAH)
11:16 pm
New York (LGA)
03h 32min
Airbus A220-30
Airbus A220-30
Landed - On-time
Monday
09 November
06:46 pm
Houston (IAH)
11:07 pm
New York (LGA)
03h 21min
Airbus A220-30
Airbus A220-30
Landed - On-time