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Flight Reliability

DL 2042 · Delta Air Lines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and DL 2042 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

86%
Arrive within 15 minutes
1 min early
Average arrival delay
2.3%
Cancelled
11 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 599 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon86%(81 flights)
  • Tue85%(85 flights)
  • Wed92%(86 flights)
  • Thu86%(84 flights)
  • Fri83%(86 flights)
  • Sat96%(79 flights)
  • Sun75%(83 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM88%(351 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM85%(214 flights)
  • 12–3 PM68%(19 flights)
On-time trend by month
93%
May

Jun 88% → May 93% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202588%59
July 202578%59
August 202586%62
September 202597%60
October 202592%61
November 202595%37
December 202571%41
January 202682%60
February 202679%52
March 202680%35
April 202696%28
May 202693%30
Departures on time
89%
Diverted
0.2%
Flights flown
584
Months covered
12

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Based on 599 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.