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Flight Reliability

DL 3538 · Delta Air Lines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and DL 3538 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

89%
Arrive within 15 minutes
2 min early
Average arrival delay
0%
Cancelled
11 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 316 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon89%(56 flights)
  • Tue98%(52 flights)
  • Wed90%(52 flights)
  • Thu92%(50 flights)
  • Fri78%(50 flights)
  • Sat(0 flights)
  • Sun88%(56 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 9 AM–12 PM(4 flights)
  • 12–3 PM86%(21 flights)
  • 3–6 PM86%(156 flights)
  • 6–9 PM94%(101 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM91%(34 flights)
On-time trend by month
80%
May

Jun 88% → May 80% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202588%40
July 202587%46
August 202590%40
September 202594%34
October 202594%46
November 202582%34
December 202594%34
April 202688%32
May 202680%10
Departures on time
86%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
316
Months covered
9

Based on 316 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.