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Flight Reliability

DL 1685 · Delta Air Lines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and DL 1685 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

74%
Arrive within 15 minutes
12 min
Average arrival delay
3.7%
Cancelled
6 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 375 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon78%(51 flights)
  • Tue82%(51 flights)
  • Wed80%(51 flights)
  • Thu78%(55 flights)
  • Fri68%(56 flights)
  • Sat66%(47 flights)
  • Sun61%(49 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM95%(85 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM100%(10 flights)
  • 3–6 PM74%(195 flights)
  • 6–9 PM41%(68 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM(2 flights)
On-time trend by month
77%
May

Jun 39% → May 77% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202539%49
July 202520%10
August 2025100%24
October 202596%25
November 202597%30
December 202584%31
January 202672%43
February 202653%45
March 202689%36
April 202683%30
May 202677%31
Departures on time
76%
Diverted
0.3%
Flights flown
360
Months covered
12

Based on 375 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.