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Flight Reliability

DL 2971 · Delta Air Lines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and DL 2971 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

72%
Arrive within 15 minutes
15 min
Average arrival delay
1.0%
Cancelled
3 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 417 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon75%(65 flights)
  • Tue83%(65 flights)
  • Wed69%(61 flights)
  • Thu79%(63 flights)
  • Fri74%(66 flights)
  • Sat71%(31 flights)
  • Sun52%(60 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 12–3 PM74%(302 flights)
  • 3–6 PM59%(39 flights)
  • 6–9 PM74%(70 flights)
On-time trend by month
70%
May

Jun 56% → May 70% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202556%32
July 202558%26
August 202581%26
September 202579%29
October 202568%31
November 202586%29
December 202556%36
January 202679%29
February 202686%21
March 202676%49
April 202677%53
May 202670%50
Departures on time
74%
Diverted
0.5%
Flights flown
411
Months covered
12

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Based on 417 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.