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Flight Reliability

DL 1701 · Delta Air Lines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and DL 1701 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

87%
Arrive within 15 minutes
1 min
Average arrival delay
1.1%
Cancelled
9 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 638 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon90%(82 flights)
  • Tue86%(83 flights)
  • Wed89%(83 flights)
  • Thu85%(101 flights)
  • Fri84%(99 flights)
  • Sat88%(83 flights)
  • Sun85%(100 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 9 AM–12 PM90%(134 flights)
  • 12–3 PM84%(209 flights)
  • 3–6 PM87%(288 flights)
On-time trend by month
95%
May

Jun 59% → May 95% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202559%44
July 202572%54
August 202588%56
September 202590%52
October 202595%60
November 202586%59
December 202585%60
January 202695%38
February 202688%32
March 202696%54
April 202685%60
May 202695%62
Departures on time
85%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
631
Months covered
12

Based on 638 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.