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Flight Reliability

DL 1002 · Delta Air Lines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and DL 1002 moved between routes during this period. Numbers below combine all of them, so treat them as background, not a verdict. For a cleaner answer, check the route you are actually flying.

Combined across all its routes

84%
Arrive within 15 minutes
3 min
Average arrival delay
1.9%
Cancelled
7 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 721 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon78%(102 flights)
  • Tue90%(104 flights)
  • Wed84%(103 flights)
  • Thu81%(103 flights)
  • Fri91%(97 flights)
  • Sat80%(95 flights)
  • Sun85%(98 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 9 AM–12 PM84%(354 flights)
  • 12–3 PM84%(348 flights)
On-time trend by month
86%
May

Jun 81% → May 86% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202581%59
July 202585%60
August 202586%57
September 202592%60
October 202587%61
November 202580%60
December 202577%60
January 202666%50
February 202689%55
March 202686%58
April 202692%60
May 202686%62
Departures on time
83%
Diverted
0.7%
Flights flown
702
Months covered
12

Based on 721 historical flights, because apparently we checked. Historical flight data: U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics, June 2025 – May 2026. Data through May 2026. How we calculate this.