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Flight Reliability

DL 1661 · Delta Air Lines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and DL 1661 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
2 min
Average arrival delay
1.4%
Cancelled
8 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 431 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon75%(64 flights)
  • Tue85%(66 flights)
  • Wed77%(62 flights)
  • Thu87%(61 flights)
  • Fri84%(61 flights)
  • Sat89%(45 flights)
  • Sun75%(65 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM96%(23 flights)
  • 6–9 AM90%(10 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM82%(11 flights)
  • 12–3 PM86%(117 flights)
  • 3–6 PM78%(263 flights)
On-time trend by month
77%
Apr

Jun 81% → Apr 77% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202581%47
July 202563%51
August 202595%58
September 202595%60
October 202578%36
November 202587%30
December 202577%35
January 202688%17
February 202684%25
March 202669%29
April 202677%30
Departures on time
83%
Diverted
0.2%
Flights flown
424
Months covered
12

Based on 431 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.