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DL4971 Delta Air Lines - Flight Status

Below, you can find details about Delta Air Lines flight DL4971, which currently operates between the airports of New York - New York LaGuardia Airport (Airport Code LGA) and Buffalo - Buffalo Niagara International Airport (Airport Code BUF).
This flight data pertains specifically to the flight's details for Wednesday, November 26, 2025.

DL4971 On Time performance:
67
We have calculated the percentage of flights that arrived within 15 minutes of their scheduled time, or earlier, based on real flight data from the last 3 months. More about punctuality and delays

Flight Status

DL4971 Delta Air Lines to Buffalo

We only provide flight information for yesterday, today and tomorrow. This flight is not scheduled for this interval of time.

Airline information

Delta Air Lines
Delta Air Lines

Departure

New York (LGA)
November 26, 2025
New York LaGuardia Airport

Arrival

Buffalo (BUF)
November 26, 2025
Buffalo Niagara International Airport
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Additional Information

Which is the frequency of flight DL4971?
The flight DL4971 is scheduled to flight on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday on a weekly basis.

Which is the distance of flight DL4971?
The distance between the two airports is 291 miles.

Which is the flight time of flight DL4971?
The scheduled flight time gate to gate is: 01:30 hours.
The real flight time gate to gate on average is: 01:36 hours.

Are the departure airport and arrival airport at the same Time Zone?
Yes, both airports are in the same timezone.

Alternative Flights

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

American Airlines
- Flight Number: AA4496. (On Time performance: 66 - Average Delay: 25 minutes)
- Flight Number: AA4736. (On Time performance: 59 - Average Delay: 31 minutes)
- Flight Number: AA4738. (On Time performance: 87 - Average Delay: 8 minutes)

Delta Air Lines
- Flight Number: DL5214. (On Time performance: 84 - Average Delay: 15 minutes)
- Flight Number: DL5654. (On Time performance: 73 - Average Delay: 19 minutes)
- Flight Number: DL5661. (On Time performance: 87 - Average Delay: 9 minutes)
- Flight Number: DL5797. (On Time performance: 72 - Average Delay: 20 minutes)

Punctuality and delays

We have gathered data from recent months and present below an analysis of how timely the flights have been.

In terms of On-Time Performance, by analyzing the flight data from the last three months, spanning from November 09, 2025 to November 25, 2025, we have obtained these figures.
Total number of flights: 15
On Time: 10 ( 67 % )
Moderate Delay: 0 ( 0 % )
Significant Delay: 3 ( 20 % )
Major Delay: 2 ( 13 % )
Canceled: 0 ( 0 % )
Diverted: 0 ( 0 % )

Average Delay: 30 minutes.
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 DL4971

Date
Departure
Arrival
Duration
Aircraft
Status
Wednesday
26 November
12:32 pm
New York (LGA)
01:54 pm
Buffalo (BUF)
01h 22min
Canadair (Bomb
Canadair (Bomb
Landed - On-time
Tuesday
25 November
12:57 pm
New York (LGA)
02:18 pm
Buffalo (BUF)
01h 21min
Canadair (Bomb
Canadair (Bomb
Landed - On-time
Monday
24 November
12:39 pm
New York (LGA)
02:00 pm
Buffalo (BUF)
01h 21min
Canadair (Bomb
Canadair (Bomb
Landed - On-time
Sunday
23 November
12:33 pm
New York (LGA)
02:03 pm
Buffalo (BUF)
01h 30min
Canadair (Bomb
Canadair (Bomb
Landed - On-time
Friday
21 November
01:49 pm
New York (LGA)
03:01 pm
Buffalo (BUF)
01h 12min
Canadair (Bomb
Canadair (Bomb
Landed - Delayed
Thursday
20 November
12:32 pm
New York (LGA)
01:42 pm
Buffalo (BUF)
01h 10min
Canadair (Bomb
Canadair (Bomb
Landed - On-time
Wednesday
19 November
12:34 pm
New York (LGA)
02:03 pm
Buffalo (BUF)
01h 29min
Canadair (Bomb
Canadair (Bomb
Landed - On-time
Tuesday
18 November
12:32 pm
New York (LGA)
02:06 pm
Buffalo (BUF)
01h 34min
Canadair (Bomb
Canadair (Bomb
Landed - On-time
Monday
17 November
12:36 pm
New York (LGA)
02:52 pm
Buffalo (BUF)
02h 16min
Canadair (Bomb
Canadair (Bomb
Landed - Delayed
Sunday
16 November
12:36 pm
New York (LGA)
02:09 pm
Buffalo (BUF)
01h 33min
Canadair (Bomb
Canadair (Bomb
Landed - On-time