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Flight Reliability

DL 3616 · Delta Air Lines

Reno → Salt Lake City (RNOSLC)85% of its flights flew this route. The rest (DTW–BHM) are included in these numbers.

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Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
80%
Arrive within 15 minutes
5 min
Average arrival delay
0.4%
Cancelled
7 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 226 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

The 3–6 PM departure wins.

DL 3616 departing between 3–6 PM arrived on time 84% of the time, versus 59% between 6–9 PM.

Wednesdays have been rough.

DL 3616 arrived on time 91% of the time on Tuesdays and just 67% on Wednesdays. That gap is worth planning around.

Lagging the RNO–SLC route.

DL 3616 arrived on time 80% of the time, versus 90% across the RNO–SLC route.

Recent months have been rougher.

DL 3616 arrived on time 73% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 89% in the three months before that.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon79%(33 flights)
  • Tue91%(32 flights)
  • Wed67%(33 flights)
  • Thu78%(32 flights)
  • Fri74%(31 flights)
  • Sat87%(31 flights)
  • Sun85%(33 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 PM84%(191 flights)
  • 6–9 PM59%(34 flights)
On-time trend by month
73%
Apr

Jun 78% → Apr 73% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202578%23
July 202563%30
August 202587%31
September 202593%30
October 202577%30
November 202596%28
December 202595%19
March 202652%23
April 202673%11
Departures on time
84%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
225
Months covered
9

Based on 226 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.