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Flight Reliability

DL 1972 · Delta Air Lines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and DL 1972 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

71%
Arrive within 15 minutes
12 min
Average arrival delay
1.7%
Cancelled
5 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 344 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon76%(54 flights)
  • Tue71%(52 flights)
  • Wed70%(53 flights)
  • Thu67%(54 flights)
  • Fri67%(51 flights)
  • Sat70%(20 flights)
  • Sun73%(52 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 9 AM–12 PM(2 flights)
  • 12–3 PM(2 flights)
  • 3–6 PM69%(254 flights)
  • 6–9 PM78%(78 flights)
On-time trend by month
56%
Dec

Jun 30% → Dec 56% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202530%37
July 202558%52
August 202577%47
September 202585%60
October 202591%54
November 202580%50
December 202556%32
Departures on time
68%
Diverted
0.6%
Flights flown
336
Months covered
8

Based on 344 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.