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Flight Reliability

DL 1656 · Delta Air Lines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and DL 1656 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

83%
Arrive within 15 minutes
2 min
Average arrival delay
0.4%
Cancelled
9 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 271 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon74%(39 flights)
  • Tue81%(41 flights)
  • Wed90%(40 flights)
  • Thu78%(37 flights)
  • Fri83%(36 flights)
  • Sat100%(39 flights)
  • Sun76%(37 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM86%(36 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM(2 flights)
  • 12–3 PM84%(94 flights)
  • 3–6 PM82%(78 flights)
  • 6–9 PM94%(35 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM63%(24 flights)
On-time trend by month
100%
Apr

Jun 67% → Apr 100% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202567%15
July 202568%28
October 202592%50
November 202588%56
December 202566%38
January 202693%28
February 2026100%13
March 202679%24
April 2026100%12
Departures on time
86%
Diverted
0.4%
Flights flown
269
Months covered
11

Based on 271 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.