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Flight Reliability

DL 2581 · Delta Air Lines

Austin → Salt Lake City (AUSSLC)81% of its flights flew this route. The rest (CLT–DTW, SLC–AUS) are included in these numbers.

88
Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
86%
Arrive within 15 minutes
1 min early
Average arrival delay
1.6%
Cancelled
12 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 185 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

DL 2581 departing between 9 AM–12 PM arrived on time 90% of the time, versus 81% between 12–3 PM.

Thursdays have been rough.

DL 2581 arrived on time 92% of the time on Sundays and just 74% on Thursdays. That gap is worth planning around.

A bit ahead of the Delta Air Lines network.

DL 2581 arrived on time 86% of the time, versus 81% across the Delta Air Lines network.

Ticking up lately.

DL 2581 arrived on time 88% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 84% in the three months before that.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon82%(27 flights)
  • Tue85%(27 flights)
  • Wed91%(23 flights)
  • Thu74%(23 flights)
  • Fri92%(25 flights)
  • Sat87%(31 flights)
  • Sun92%(26 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 9 AM–12 PM90%(19 flights)
  • 12–3 PM81%(16 flights)
  • 3–6 PM(4 flights)
  • 6–9 PM87%(143 flights)
On-time trend by month
92%
May

Jun 100% → May 92% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 2025100%11
December 202578%18
January 202681%31
February 202694%31
March 202675%32
April 202697%30
May 202692%25
Departures on time
84%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
182
Months covered
8

Based on 185 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.