Flight Reliability
DL 1616 · Delta Air Lines
Atlanta → HPN (ATL–HPN)94% of its flights flew this route. The rest (DEN–MSP, SAN–SLC) are included in these numbers.
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A Little Dicey
WanderNerd Reliability Score
- 74%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 16 min
- Average arrival delay
- 2.2%
- Cancelled
- 5 min early
- Median arrival delay
Based on 361 historical flights. Data through May 2026.
What the data says
The 3–6 PM departure wins.
DL 1616 departing between 3–6 PM arrived on time 91% of the time, versus 72% between 6–9 PM.
Friday is doing you no favors.
DL 1616 arrived on time 78% of the time on Saturdays. On Fridays: 68%.
A bit behind the ATL–HPN route.
DL 1616 arrived on time 74% of the time, versus 79% across the ATL–HPN route.
Lagging the Delta Air Lines network.
DL 1616 arrived on time 74% of the time, versus 81% across the Delta Air Lines network.
The breakdown
- Mon77%(48 flights)
- Tue71%(49 flights)
- Wed73%(51 flights)
- Thu73%(51 flights)
- Fri68%(50 flights)
- Sat78%(49 flights)
- Sun76%(49 flights)
- 3–6 PM91%(23 flights)
- 6–9 PM72%(324 flights)
72%
May
Jun 59% → May 72% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 59% | 27 |
| July 2025 | 60% | 30 |
| August 2025 | 74% | 31 |
| September 2025 | 86% | 29 |
| October 2025 | 74% | 31 |
| November 2025 | 63% | 30 |
| December 2025 | 77% | 31 |
| January 2026 | 86% | 28 |
| February 2026 | 78% | 27 |
| March 2026 | 71% | 28 |
| April 2026 | 80% | 30 |
| May 2026 | 72% | 25 |
- Departures on time
- 74%
- Diverted
- 1.7%
- Flights flown
- 347
- Months covered
- 12
Same route, other flights
Keep nerding
Based on 361 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.