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Flight Reliability

DL 1539 · Delta Air Lines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and DL 1539 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

77%
Arrive within 15 minutes
7 min
Average arrival delay
2.6%
Cancelled
8 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 464 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon80%(73 flights)
  • Tue86%(62 flights)
  • Wed78%(64 flights)
  • Thu74%(72 flights)
  • Fri76%(70 flights)
  • Sat78%(32 flights)
  • Sun68%(79 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 9 AM–12 PM77%(78 flights)
  • 12–3 PM82%(28 flights)
  • 3–6 PM71%(164 flights)
  • 6–9 PM81%(181 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM(1 flights)
On-time trend by month
97%
May

Jun 53% → May 97% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202553%55
July 202575%52
August 202580%40
September 202589%36
October 202570%46
November 202579%34
December 202586%55
January 202677%26
February 202670%20
March 202678%27
April 202677%30
May 202697%31
Departures on time
75%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
452
Months covered
12

Based on 464 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.