Flight Reliability
DL 2408 · Delta Air Lines
Fairbanks → Seattle (FAI–SEA)
70
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
- 77%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 13 min
- Average arrival delay
- 3.6%
- Cancelled
- 11 min early
- Median arrival delay
Based on 365 historical flights. Data through May 2026.
What the data says
Friday is doing you no favors.
DL 2408 arrived on time 84% of the time on Sundays. On Fridays: 70%.
A bit behind the FAI–SEA route.
DL 2408 arrived on time 77% of the time, versus 83% across the FAI–SEA route.
A bit behind the Delta Air Lines network.
DL 2408 arrived on time 77% of the time, versus 81% across the Delta Air Lines network.
Keep a backup plan handy.
DL 2408 was cancelled 3.6% of the time. Typical for U.S. flights is around 1–2%.
The breakdown
- Mon78%(51 flights)
- Tue76%(50 flights)
- Wed73%(51 flights)
- Thu82%(51 flights)
- Fri70%(50 flights)
- Sat77%(48 flights)
- Sun84%(51 flights)
84%
May
Jun 83% → May 84% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 83% | 30 |
| July 2025 | 93% | 30 |
| August 2025 | 84% | 31 |
| September 2025 | 83% | 30 |
| October 2025 | 71% | 31 |
| November 2025 | 77% | 30 |
| December 2025 | 41% | 27 |
| January 2026 | 80% | 25 |
| February 2026 | 56% | 27 |
| March 2026 | 80% | 30 |
| April 2026 | 90% | 30 |
| May 2026 | 84% | 31 |
- Departures on time
- 77%
- Diverted
- 0%
- Flights flown
- 352
- Months covered
- 12
Same route, other flights
Keep nerding
Based on 365 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.