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DL4970 Delta Air Lines - Flight Status

Codeshare Flights
The flight LY4370 from El Al Israel Airlines (LY) is a codeshare flight operated by Delta Air Lines (DL) under the flight number DL4970. Check this page for details about flight DL4970.

Below, you can find details about Delta Air Lines flight DL4970, which currently operates between the airports of Chicago - Chicago O'Hare International Airport (Airport Code ORD) and New York - New York John F. Kennedy International Airport (Airport Code JFK).
This flight data pertains specifically to the flight's details for Thursday, November 12, 2026.

DL4970 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

DL4970 Delta Air Lines from Chicago

Scheduled - On-time
Flight Status for Thursday November 12, 2026
This flight was also scheduled for Yesterday (November 11, 2026). See it here
This flight is also scheduled for Tomorrow (November 13, 2026). See it here

Airline information

Delta Air Lines
Delta Air Lines
Equipment: Canadair (Bombardier) Regional Jet 900 and Challenger 890

Departure

Chicago (ORD)
November 12, 2026
Chicago O'Hare International Airport
Estimated Departure Time:
06:00 pm
Terminal:
5
Gate:
M10
Scheduled Departure Time: 06:00 pm

Arrival

New York (JFK)
November 12, 2026
New York John F. Kennedy International Airport
Estimated Arrival Time:
09:29 pm
Terminal:
4
Gate:
A09
Scheduled Arrival Time: 09:29 pm
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Codeshare Flights

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

- AF8720 - Air France

- CI9174 - China Airlines

- KL5591 - KLM Royal Dutch Airlines

- LA8754 - LATAM Airlines

- LY4370 - El Al Israel Airlines

- VS2052 - Virgin Atlantic

Additional Information

Which is the frequency of flight DL4970?
The flight DL4970 is scheduled to flight on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday on a weekly basis.

Which is the distance of flight DL4970?
The distance between the two airports is 738 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 Chicago: 2026-11-12 01:57:06
Current Time in New York: 2026-11-12 02:57:06

Alternative Flights

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

American Airlines
- Flight Number: AA1224. (On Time performance: 83 - Average Delay: 3 minutes)
- Flight Number: AA1315. (On Time performance: 67 - Average Delay: 18 minutes)
- Flight Number: AA1624. (On Time performance: 33 - Average Delay: 29 minutes)
- Flight Number: AA2153. (On Time performance: 83 - Average Delay: 9 minutes)
- Flight Number: AA2485. (On Time performance: 85 - Average Delay: 18 minutes)
- Flight Number: AA3113. (On Time performance: 33 - Average Delay: 128 minutes)
- Flight Number: AA4495. (On Time performance: 100 - Average Delay: 0 minutes)
- Flight Number: AA4685. (On Time performance: 86 - Average Delay: 3 minutes)
- Flight Number: AA819. (On Time performance: 55 - Average Delay: 68 minutes)

Delta Air Lines
- Flight Number: DL4917. (On Time performance: 72 - Average Delay: 72 minutes)
- Flight Number: DL4929. (On Time performance: 84 - Average Delay: 5 minutes)
- Flight Number: DL5029. (On Time performance: 84 - Average Delay: 15 minutes)
- Flight Number: DL5035. (On Time performance: 68 - Average Delay: 36 minutes)
- Flight Number: DL5666. (On Time performance: 94 - Average Delay: 3 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 Weekday: We have gathered available data from last six months, spanning from May 07, 2026 to August 01, 2026. Next, you can observe the results broken down by day of the week: number of flights analyzed, on-time performance per day, and average delay per day.

Delays analyzed by Month: We have gathered available data from last twelve closed months, spanning from May 07, 2026 to August 01, 2026. Next, you can observe the results broken down by month: number of flights analyzed, on-time performance per month, and average delay per month.

Note: We have excluded some months from the graph, since the quantity and quality of the data is not representative enough.

Last Past Flights DL4970

Date
Departure
Arrival
Duration
Aircraft
Status
Wednesday
11 November
07:22 pm
Chicago (ORD)
10:57 pm
New York (JFK)
02h 35min
Canadair (Bomb
Canadair (Bomb
Landed - Delayed
Tuesday
10 November
06:04 pm
Chicago (ORD)
09:30 pm
New York (JFK)
02h 26min
Canadair (Bomb
Canadair (Bomb
Landed - On-time
Monday
09 November
05:55 pm
Chicago (ORD)
09:13 pm
New York (JFK)
02h 18min
Canadair (Bomb
Canadair (Bomb
Landed - On-time