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Flight Reliability

DL 1578 · Delta Air Lines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and DL 1578 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

81%
Arrive within 15 minutes
7 min
Average arrival delay
0.4%
Cancelled
7 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 268 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon74%(35 flights)
  • Tue80%(35 flights)
  • Wed83%(35 flights)
  • Thu81%(47 flights)
  • Fri79%(38 flights)
  • Sat84%(43 flights)
  • Sun82%(34 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM86%(140 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM80%(61 flights)
  • 12–3 PM58%(24 flights)
  • 3–6 PM100%(11 flights)
  • 6–9 PM68%(31 flights)
On-time trend by month
84%
May

Jun 80% → May 84% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202580%20
July 202590%31
August 202590%31
September 202595%19
December 202571%14
January 202668%22
February 202687%30
March 202664%33
April 202668%28
May 202684%31
Departures on time
82%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
267
Months covered
12

Based on 268 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.