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Flight Reliability

DL 1853 · Delta Air Lines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and DL 1853 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

77%
Arrive within 15 minutes
6 min
Average arrival delay
1.7%
Cancelled
10 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 176 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon63%(27 flights)
  • Tue73%(26 flights)
  • Wed77%(26 flights)
  • Thu85%(26 flights)
  • Fri83%(23 flights)
  • Sat78%(18 flights)
  • Sun85%(26 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 9 AM–12 PM88%(126 flights)
  • 12–3 PM(2 flights)
  • 3–6 PM(2 flights)
  • 6–9 PM42%(26 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM44%(16 flights)
On-time trend by month
50%
Nov

Jun 87% → Nov 50% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202587%46
July 202588%60
August 202590%20
October 202540%20
November 202550%24
Departures on time
75%
Diverted
0.6%
Flights flown
172
Months covered
6

Based on 176 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.