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Flight Reliability

DL 1988 · Delta Air Lines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and DL 1988 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
10 min
Average arrival delay
2.1%
Cancelled
4 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 421 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon74%(58 flights)
  • Tue77%(61 flights)
  • Wed89%(61 flights)
  • Thu72%(61 flights)
  • Fri76%(59 flights)
  • Sat78%(54 flights)
  • Sun67%(58 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM(5 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM78%(191 flights)
  • 12–3 PM74%(216 flights)
On-time trend by month
90%
Apr

Jun 80% → Apr 90% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202580%44
July 202576%62
August 202576%62
September 202588%60
October 202577%62
November 202573%56
December 202544%36
March 202690%20
April 202690%10
Departures on time
78%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
412
Months covered
9

Based on 421 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.