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DL 1961 · Delta Air Lines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and DL 1961 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
4 min early
Average arrival delay
1.3%
Cancelled
17 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 631 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon92%(90 flights)
  • Tue85%(89 flights)
  • Wed89%(89 flights)
  • Thu79%(87 flights)
  • Fri89%(89 flights)
  • Sat84%(88 flights)
  • Sun87%(91 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 9 AM–12 PM73%(15 flights)
  • 12–3 PM86%(345 flights)
  • 3–6 PM100%(24 flights)
  • 6–9 PM87%(239 flights)
On-time trend by month
95%
May

Jun 90% → May 95% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202590%59
July 202587%62
August 202584%62
September 202593%60
October 202582%62
November 202590%58
December 202580%60
January 202670%33
February 202681%26
March 202681%31
April 202694%48
May 202695%62
Departures on time
87%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
623
Months covered
12

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Based on 631 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.