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Flight Reliability

DL 2008 · Delta Air Lines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and DL 2008 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
5 min early
Average arrival delay
1.6%
Cancelled
13 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 317 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon91%(42 flights)
  • Tue93%(44 flights)
  • Wed95%(40 flights)
  • Thu77%(43 flights)
  • Fri87%(46 flights)
  • Sat88%(51 flights)
  • Sun80%(45 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM64%(14 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM64%(14 flights)
  • 12–3 PM100%(10 flights)
  • 3–6 PM89%(266 flights)
  • 6–9 PM(1 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM(6 flights)
On-time trend by month
78%
May

Dec 80% → May 78% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
December 202580%20
January 202681%62
February 202690%52
March 202692%62
April 202693%60
May 202678%37
Departures on time
89%
Diverted
0.3%
Flights flown
311
Months covered
10

Based on 317 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.