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5C984 Challenge Airlines IL - Flight Status

Below, you can find details about Challenge Airlines IL flight 5C984, which currently operates between the airports of New York - New York John F. Kennedy International Airport (Airport Code JFK) and Tel Aviv-Yafo - Tel Aviv Ben Gurion International Airport (Airport Code TLV).
This flight data pertains specifically to the flight's details for Thursday, May 07, 2026.

5C984 On Time performance:
64
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

5C984 Challenge Airlines IL to Tel Aviv-Yafo

En Route - Delayed
Delay: 33 minutes
Flight Status for Thursday May 07, 2026

Airline information

Challenge Airlines IL
Equipment: Boeing 747-400 Freighter

Departure

New York (JFK)
May 07, 2026
New York John F. Kennedy International Airport
Departed at:
07:04 pm
Terminal:
-
Gate:
-
Scheduled Departure Time: 06:30 pm

Arrival

Tel Aviv-Yafo (TLV)
May 08, 2026
Tel Aviv Ben Gurion International Airport
Estimated Arrival Time:
11:33 am
Terminal:
-
Gate:
-
Scheduled Arrival Time: 11:00 am
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Additional Information

Which is the frequency of flight 5C984?
The flight 5C984 is scheduled to flight on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday on a weekly basis.

Which is the distance of flight 5C984?
The distance between the two airports is 5667 miles.

Which is the flight time of flight 5C984?
The scheduled flight time gate to gate is: 09:30 hours.
The real flight time gate to gate on average is: 09:08 hours.

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 New York: 2026-05-08 09:51:29
Current Time in Tel Aviv-Yafo: 2026-05-08 16:51:29

Alternative Flights

The following airlines serves the same route between New York and Tel Aviv-Yafo:

Arkia
- Flight Number: IZ992. (On Time performance: 59 - Average Delay: 29 minutes)
- Flight Number: IZ996. (On Time performance: 40 - Average Delay: 59 minutes)

El Al Israel Airlines
- Flight Number: LY10. (On Time performance: 71 - Average Delay: 12 minutes)
- Flight Number: LY1002. (On Time performance: 68 - Average Delay: 15 minutes)
- Flight Number: LY1004. (On Time performance: 54 - Average Delay: 30 minutes)
- Flight Number: LY1008. (On Time performance: 71 - Average Delay: 24 minutes)
- Flight Number: LY2. (On Time performance: 53 - Average Delay: 20 minutes)
- Flight Number: LY4. (On Time performance: 64 - Average Delay: 15 minutes)
- Flight Number: LY8. (On Time performance: 86 - Average Delay: 35 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 March 03, 2026 to April 29, 2026, we have obtained these figures.
Total number of flights: 11
On Time: 7 ( 64 % )
Moderate Delay: 2 ( 18 % )
Significant Delay: 1 ( 9 % )
Major Delay: 1 ( 9 % )
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: We have gathered available data from last twelve closed months, spanning from June 18, 2025 to April 29, 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 5C984

Date
Departure
Arrival
Duration
Aircraft
Status
Friday
08 May
07:04 pm
New York (JFK)
11:33 am
Tel Aviv-Yafo (TLV)
09h 29min
Boeing 747-400
Boeing 747-400
- Delayed
Thursday
30 April
11:37 pm
New York (JFK)
05:08 pm
Tel Aviv-Yafo (TLV)
10h 31min
Boeing 747-400
Boeing 747-400
Landed - Delayed
Thursday
23 April
04:22 am
New York (JFK)
09:15 pm
Tel Aviv-Yafo (TLV)
09h 53min
Boeing 747-400
Boeing 747-400
Landed - Delayed
Saturday
18 April
03:29 pm
New York (JFK)
07:09 am
Tel Aviv-Yafo (TLV)
08h 40min
Boeing 747-400
Boeing 747-400
- On-time
Friday
10 April
08:39 am
New York (JFK)
12:35 am
Tel Aviv-Yafo (TLV)
08h 56min
Boeing 747-400
Boeing 747-400
- On-time