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Flight Reliability

DL 2862 · Delta Air Lines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and DL 2862 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

79%
Arrive within 15 minutes
4 min
Average arrival delay
2.9%
Cancelled
11 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 629 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon78%(92 flights)
  • Tue79%(91 flights)
  • Wed85%(91 flights)
  • Thu75%(87 flights)
  • Fri78%(90 flights)
  • Sat81%(64 flights)
  • Sun80%(91 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 12–3 PM86%(56 flights)
  • 3–6 PM78%(519 flights)
  • 6–9 PM90%(31 flights)
On-time trend by month
85%
May

Jun 47% → May 85% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202547%57
July 202573%59
August 202583%59
September 202588%60
October 202590%51
November 202580%46
December 202587%53
January 202688%41
February 2026100%20
March 202660%48
April 202685%54
May 202685%58
Departures on time
73%
Diverted
0.8%
Flights flown
606
Months covered
12

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Based on 629 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.