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Flight Reliability

DL 1971 · Delta Air Lines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and DL 1971 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

89%
Arrive within 15 minutes
3 min early
Average arrival delay
1.1%
Cancelled
12 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 362 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon80%(50 flights)
  • Tue94%(48 flights)
  • Wed92%(50 flights)
  • Thu92%(52 flights)
  • Fri87%(52 flights)
  • Sat96%(50 flights)
  • Sun80%(56 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 9 AM–12 PM88%(335 flights)
  • 12–3 PM91%(23 flights)
On-time trend by month
95%
Dec

Jun 91% → Dec 95% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202591%46
July 202583%60
August 202579%52
September 202596%44
October 202592%62
November 202588%56
December 202595%38
Departures on time
88%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
358
Months covered
7

Based on 362 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.