DL5493Delta Air Lines · LGA → ALB
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Route confirmed Delta Air Lines

DL5493 New YorkLGA · 21:51 AlbanyALB · 22:56

DL5493 by Delta Air Lines flies from New York (LGA) to Albany (ALB) for the Thu, Nov 12 departure.

Right nowOn Time · gate 74 · as of 01:10
21:51

departs LGA · on schedule

⚖ DL5493 typically leaves −9 and lands −17. The air wins minutes back.
Typical gate push−9 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−17 minmedian over 12 operations
Wins back in air~8 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time → Cancellation1 in 13tracked operations · cancellation odds calculator →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
11-12
−29 arrival
11-11
−9 gate · −29 arrival
11-10
+5 gate · −11 arrival
11-09
+14 gate · +35 arrival
11-08
+24 gate · +27 arrival
11-06
CANCELLED
11-05
−9 gate · −22 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 −17 min · 1 cancelled · 13 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
LGANew YorkOn-time likelyLGA delay board →
ALBAlbanyOn-time likelyALB delay board →
LGA→ALBevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
34%Chance of 15+ min delay
1.8%Chance of cancellation
+8 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Conditions at LGA and ALB are near their clear-air norm right now, so this reflects the route's recent baseline rather than a weather penalty. 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

Fri 13 Nov, local date

High9°Clikely 7°C to 11°C
Low7°Clikely 5°C to 9°C
  • 91% 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.

Tomorrow at Albany

Forecast

Fri 13 Nov, local date

High6°Clikely 4°C to 7°C
Low1°Clikely −1°C to 3°C
  • 28% chance of snow
  • 84% 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 Albany flights today

same route · Delta Air Lines
DL5268departs 10:29
DL4716departs 12:14

If DL5493 is cancelled, these are the other Delta Air Lines nonstop flights from New York to Albany 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 DL5493 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for DL5493 across the LGA and ALB boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~5 min early. Based on 12 confirmed landings · 10/12 within 15 min of schedule.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how DL5493 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
11-12LGA 21:51ALB 22:56 22:27 (−29)
11-11LGA 21:51 21:42 (−9)ALB 22:56 22:27 (−29)
11-10LGA 21:51 21:56 (+5)ALB 22:56 22:45 (−11)
11-09LGA 21:51 22:05 (+14)ALB 22:56 23:31 (+35)
11-08LGA 21:59 22:23 (+24)ALB 23:01 23:28 (+27)
11-06CANCELLED
11-05LGA 21:59 21:50 (−9)ALB 23:01 22:39 (−22)
11-04LGA 21:59 21:54 (−5)ALB 23:01 22:46 (−15)
11-03LGA 21:59 21:43 (−16)ALB 23:01 22:42 (−19)
11-02LGA 21:59 21:50 (−9)ALB 23:01 22:42 (−19)
11-01LGA 21:59 21:48 (−11)ALB 23:01 22:46 (−15)
10-30LGA 21:59 21:49 (−10)ALB 23:01 22:45 (−16)
10-29LGA 21:59 21:48 (−11)ALB 23:01 22:40 (−21)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N329PQ, N909XJ, N131EV, N292PQ.

Board clocks recorded as LGA and ALB published them.

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