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Flight Reliability

DL 1265 · Delta Air Lines

Seattle → Salt Lake City (SEASLC)93% of its flights flew this route. The rest (CHS–LGA, LGA–CHS) are included in these numbers.

88
Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
84%
Arrive within 15 minutes
7 min
Average arrival delay
1.1%
Cancelled
7 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 368 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

DL 1265 departing between 9 AM–12 PM arrived on time 85% of the time, versus 58% between 3–6 PM.

Thursdays have been rough.

DL 1265 arrived on time 93% of the time on Sundays and just 74% on Thursdays. That gap is worth planning around.

Trending in the right direction.

DL 1265 arrived on time 90% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 74% in the three months before that.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon79%(52 flights)
  • Tue87%(54 flights)
  • Wed86%(50 flights)
  • Thu74%(50 flights)
  • Fri82%(51 flights)
  • Sat87%(52 flights)
  • Sun93%(55 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 9 AM–12 PM85%(341 flights)
  • 3–6 PM58%(12 flights)
  • 6–9 PM73%(11 flights)
On-time trend by month
87%
May

Jun 83% → May 87% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202583%29
July 202584%31
August 202584%31
September 202590%30
October 202590%30
November 202586%28
December 202578%36
January 202673%30
February 202671%28
March 202690%30
April 202693%30
May 202687%31
Departures on time
83%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
364
Months covered
12

Based on 368 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.