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Flight Reliability

DL 2471 · Delta Air Lines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and DL 2471 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

93%
Arrive within 15 minutes
4 min early
Average arrival delay
2.2%
Cancelled
8 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 579 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon87%(91 flights)
  • Tue94%(92 flights)
  • Wed92%(90 flights)
  • Thu98%(88 flights)
  • Fri94%(82 flights)
  • Sat100%(33 flights)
  • Sun93%(89 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM93%(296 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM94%(269 flights)
On-time trend by month
100%
May

Jun 88% → May 100% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202588%50
July 202596%46
August 202596%50
September 202598%52
October 202596%52
November 202591%46
December 202582%45
January 202693%43
February 2026100%21
March 202687%46
April 202693%58
May 2026100%56
Departures on time
94%
Diverted
0.2%
Flights flown
565
Months covered
12

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Based on 579 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.