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DL4997 Delta Air Lines - Flight Status

Codeshare Flights
The flight VS1849 from Virgin Atlantic (VS) is a codeshare flight operated by Delta Air Lines (DL) under the flight number DL4997. Check this page for details about flight DL4997.

Below, you can find details about Delta Air Lines flight DL4997, which currently operates between the airports of New York - New York John F. Kennedy International Airport (Airport Code JFK) and Dulles - Washington Dulles International Airport (Airport Code IAD).
This flight data pertains specifically to the flight's details for Monday, December 29, 2025.

DL4997 On Time performance:
75
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

DL4997 Delta Air Lines to Dulles

Scheduled - Delayed
Delay: 21 minutes
Flight Status for Monday December 29, 2025
This flight was also scheduled for Yesterday (December 28, 2025). See it here
This flight is also scheduled for Tomorrow (December 30, 2025). See it here

Airline information

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

Departure

New York (JFK)
December 29, 2025
New York John F. Kennedy International Airport
Estimated Departure Time:
03:29 pm
Terminal:
4
Gate:
A19
Scheduled Departure Time: 03:17 pm

Arrival

Dulles (IAD)
December 29, 2025
Washington Dulles International Airport
Estimated Arrival Time:
05:09 pm
Terminal:
B
Gate:
B78
Scheduled Arrival Time: 04:48 pm
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Codeshare Flights

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

- AF2524 - Air France

- AM3242 - Aeromexico

- KE7331 - Korean Air

- KL6799 - KLM Royal Dutch Airlines

- KQ7020 - Kenya Airways

- LA6215 - LATAM Airlines

- SK3597 - SAS Scandinavian Airlines

- VS1849 - Virgin Atlantic

Additional Information

Which is the frequency of flight DL4997?
The flight DL4997 is scheduled to flight on daily basis.

Which is the distance of flight DL4997?
The distance between the two airports is 227 miles.

Which is the flight time of flight DL4997?
The scheduled flight time gate to gate is: 01:31 hours.
The real flight time gate to gate on average is: 01:31 hours.

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

Alternative Flights

Delta Air Lines is the only airline operating the route from New York to Dulles.

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 December 20, 2025 to December 27, 2025, we have obtained these figures.
Total number of flights: 8
On Time: 6 ( 75 % )
Moderate Delay: 0 ( 0 % )
Significant Delay: 0 ( 0 % )
Major Delay: 2 ( 25 % )
Canceled: 0 ( 0 % )
Diverted: 0 ( 0 % )

Average Delay: 37 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: We have gathered available data from last twelve closed months, spanning from December 21, 2024 to January 04, 2025. 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 DL4997

Date
Departure
Arrival
Duration
Aircraft
Status
Sunday
28 December
03:07 pm
New York (JFK)
04:42 pm
Dulles (IAD)
01h 35min
Canadair (Bomb
Canadair (Bomb
Landed - On-time
Saturday
27 December
05:29 pm
New York (JFK)
07:06 pm
Dulles (IAD)
01h 37min
Canadair (Bomb
Canadair (Bomb
Landed - Delayed
Friday
26 December
03:13 pm
New York (JFK)
04:57 pm
Dulles (IAD)
01h 44min
Canadair (Bomb
Canadair (Bomb
Landed - On-time
Thursday
25 December
02:46 pm
New York (JFK)
04:07 pm
Dulles (IAD)
01h 21min
Canadair (Bomb
Canadair (Bomb
Landed - On-time
Wednesday
24 December
02:47 pm
New York (JFK)
04:13 pm
Dulles (IAD)
01h 26min
Canadair (Bomb
Canadair (Bomb
Landed - On-time
Tuesday
23 December
03:11 pm
New York (JFK)
04:59 pm
Dulles (IAD)
01h 48min
Canadair (Bomb
Canadair (Bomb
Landed - On-time
Monday
22 December
03:10 pm
New York (JFK)
04:28 pm
Dulles (IAD)
01h 18min
Canadair (Bomb
Canadair (Bomb
Landed - On-time
Sunday
21 December
03:17 pm
New York (JFK)
04:56 pm
Dulles (IAD)
01h 39min
Canadair (Bomb
Canadair (Bomb
Landed - On-time
Saturday
20 December
05:47 pm
New York (JFK)
06:59 pm
Dulles (IAD)
01h 12min
Canadair (Bomb
Canadair (Bomb
Landed - Delayed