DL5242Delta Air Lines · LGA → CLE
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DL5242 New YorkLGA · 13:29 ClevelandCLE · 15:21

DL5242 by Delta Air Lines flies from New York (LGA) to Cleveland (CLE) for the Fri, Nov 6 departure.

Right nowDelayed · gate 76
14:55

departs LGA · 86 min late

⚖ DL5242 typically leaves −4 and lands −32. The air wins minutes back.
Typical gate push−4 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−32 minmedian over 13 operations
Wins back in air~28 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time → Cancellation0 in 13tracked operations · cancellation odds calculator →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
11-06
+86 gate · +17 arrival
11-05
−8 gate · −24 arrival
11-04
−7 gate · −38 arrival
11-03
−5 gate · −30 arrival
11-02
+4 gate · −32 arrival
11-01
−15 gate · −42 arrival
10-30
+26 gate · +17 arrival

The bar is how late it left the gate; the ring is where it actually arrived. Board clocks, not estimates.

The last 30 days

arrival outcome per operation

median arrival −32 min · 0 cancelled · 13 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
LGANew YorkOn-time likelyLGA delay board →
CLEClevelandOn-time likelyCLE delay board →
LGA→CLEevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now

Measured, 90-day sample
39%Chance of 15+ min delay
1.9%Chance of cancellation
+9 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Driven mainly by CLE (Cleveland), currently flying MVFR (marginal visual). These figures come from both airports' records under conditions like today's, over the last 90 days.

Pro Flight Search tracking, 90 days · the weather × delay correlation study → · live weather risk by airport →

Tomorrow at New York

Forecast

Sat 7 Nov, local date

High16°Clikely 15°C to 17°C
Low12°Clikely 10°C to 13°C

Forecast: GateWeather · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.

Tomorrow at Cleveland

Forecast

Sat 7 Nov, local date

High8°Clikely 7°C to 10°C
Low5°Clikely 3°C to 6°C
  • 83% chance of rain

Forecast: GateWeather · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.

When it flies

scheduled departures
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other New York to Cleveland flights today

same route · Delta Air Lines
DL5190departs 08:00
DL5766departs 08:50
DL5760departs 10:28
DL5194departs 17:20
DL4974departs 20:15

If DL5242 is cancelled, these are the other Delta Air Lines nonstop flights from New York to Cleveland on the same day, with scheduled departure times in LGA local time. Most flights that show a delay still operate. Rebooking usually helps only when that delay is very large. Every airline on this route →

How DL5242 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for DL5242 across the LGA and CLE boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~23 min early. Based on 13 confirmed landings · 11/13 within 15 min of schedule. Pushes back late but makes up time in the air.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how DL5242 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.

Technical record

How this operation is measured

board clocksaircraft

Board log

scheduled → actual, per operation
11-06LGA 13:29 14:55 (+86)CLE 15:21 15:38 (+17)
11-05LGA 13:29 13:21 (−8)CLE 15:21 14:57 (−24)
11-04LGA 13:29 13:22 (−7)CLE 15:21 14:43 (−38)
11-03LGA 13:29 13:24 (−5)CLE 15:21 14:51 (−30)
11-02LGA 13:29 13:33 (+4)CLE 15:21 14:49 (−32)
11-01LGA 13:29 13:14 (−15)CLE 15:21 14:39 (−42)
10-30LGA 13:29 13:55 (+26)CLE 15:21 15:38 (+17)
10-29LGA 13:29 13:21 (−8)CLE 15:21 14:48 (−33)
10-28LGA 13:29 13:33 (+4)CLE 15:21 14:59 (−22)
10-27LGA 13:29 13:27 (−2)CLE 15:21 15:16 (−5)
10-26LGA 13:29 14:12 (+43)CLE 15:21 14:32 (−49)
10-25LGA 13:29 13:25 (−4)CLE 15:21 14:45 (−36)
10-23LGA 13:29 13:21 (−8)CLE 15:21 14:49 (−32)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N910XJ, N307PQ, N146PQ, N166PQ.

Board clocks recorded as LGA and CLE published them.

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