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Flight Reliability

DL 1616 · Delta Air Lines

Atlanta → HPN (ATLHPN)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

On-time by weekday
  • Mon77%(48 flights)
  • Tue71%(49 flights)
  • Wed73%(51 flights)
  • Thu73%(51 flights)
  • Fri68%(50 flights)
  • Sat78%(49 flights)
  • Sun76%(49 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 PM91%(23 flights)
  • 6–9 PM72%(324 flights)
On-time trend by month
72%
May

Jun 59% → May 72% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202559%27
July 202560%30
August 202574%31
September 202586%29
October 202574%31
November 202563%30
December 202577%31
January 202686%28
February 202678%27
March 202671%28
April 202680%30
May 202672%25
Departures on time
74%
Diverted
1.7%
Flights flown
347
Months covered
12

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.