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Flight Reliability

DL 1172 · Delta Air Lines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and DL 1172 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

80%
Arrive within 15 minutes
4 min
Average arrival delay
0.6%
Cancelled
8 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 340 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon79%(48 flights)
  • Tue81%(48 flights)
  • Wed85%(48 flights)
  • Thu82%(50 flights)
  • Fri74%(49 flights)
  • Sat80%(46 flights)
  • Sun80%(49 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM100%(23 flights)
  • 12–3 PM85%(41 flights)
  • 3–6 PM76%(187 flights)
  • 6–9 PM82%(83 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM(4 flights)
On-time trend by month
97%
May

Jun 63% → May 97% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202563%27
July 202561%31
August 202581%31
September 202587%30
October 202587%30
November 202591%23
December 202558%31
January 202690%19
February 202692%25
March 202683%30
April 202680%30
May 202697%31
Departures on time
78%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
338
Months covered
12

Based on 340 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.