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Flight Reliability

DL 1516 · Delta Air Lines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and DL 1516 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

83%
Arrive within 15 minutes
1 min
Average arrival delay
0.4%
Cancelled
10 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 535 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon81%(80 flights)
  • Tue81%(73 flights)
  • Wed91%(74 flights)
  • Thu87%(78 flights)
  • Fri82%(76 flights)
  • Sat83%(71 flights)
  • Sun80%(79 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM89%(26 flights)
  • 12–3 PM—(7 flights)
  • 3–6 PM80%(274 flights)
  • 6–9 PM87%(224 flights)
On-time trend by month
94%
May

Jun 73% → May 94% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202573%52
July 202565%60
August 202582%61
September 2025100%59
October 202593%59
November 202589%54
December 202573%62
January 202691%35
February 202684%32
April 202694%18
May 202694%31
Departures on time
82%
Diverted
0.4%
Flights flown
531
Months covered
12

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Based on 535 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.