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Flight Reliability

DL 1857 · Delta Air Lines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and DL 1857 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

76%
Arrive within 15 minutes
9 min
Average arrival delay
0%
Cancelled
4 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 256 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon71%(38 flights)
  • Tue85%(34 flights)
  • Wed74%(38 flights)
  • Thu79%(38 flights)
  • Fri64%(39 flights)
  • Sat82%(27 flights)
  • Sun81%(41 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM75%(110 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM60%(25 flights)
  • 12–3 PM(1 flights)
  • 3–6 PM(1 flights)
  • 6–9 PM79%(94 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM88%(24 flights)
On-time trend by month
53%
May

Jun 82% → May 53% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202582%17
September 202595%20
October 202590%31
November 202576%29
December 202547%30
February 202679%14
March 202688%33
April 202690%30
May 202653%45
Departures on time
78%
Diverted
0.4%
Flights flown
255
Months covered
11

Based on 256 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.