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Flight Reliability

DL 1561 · Delta Air Lines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and DL 1561 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

71%
Arrive within 15 minutes
13 min
Average arrival delay
2.0%
Cancelled
4 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 349 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon67%(51 flights)
  • Tue71%(51 flights)
  • Wed78%(50 flights)
  • Thu74%(53 flights)
  • Fri72%(50 flights)
  • Sat71%(31 flights)
  • Sun67%(55 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM93%(29 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM73%(169 flights)
  • 12–3 PM53%(15 flights)
  • 3–6 PM(9 flights)
  • 6–9 PM66%(106 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM62%(13 flights)
On-time trend by month
73%
May

Jun 73% → May 73% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202573%26
July 202560%30
August 202590%52
September 2025100%21
October 202573%26
November 202563%24
December 202560%40
January 202627%15
February 202670%23
March 202665%26
April 202675%28
May 202673%30
Departures on time
76%
Diverted
0.3%
Flights flown
341
Months covered
12

Based on 349 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.