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Flight Reliability

DL 1896 · Delta Air Lines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and DL 1896 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
6 min
Average arrival delay
2.1%
Cancelled
3 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 191 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon80%(25 flights)
  • Tue65%(23 flights)
  • Wed79%(29 flights)
  • Thu84%(25 flights)
  • Fri76%(25 flights)
  • Sat81%(36 flights)
  • Sun63%(24 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 9 AM–12 PM86%(44 flights)
  • 12–3 PM90%(51 flights)
  • 6–9 PM63%(92 flights)
On-time trend by month
95%
Dec

Jun 61% → Dec 95% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202561%23
July 202558%31
August 202561%31
November 202580%44
December 202595%38
Departures on time
77%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
187
Months covered
9

Based on 191 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.