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Flight Reliability

DL 3829 · Delta Air Lines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and DL 3829 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

85%
Arrive within 15 minutes
7 min
Average arrival delay
0.7%
Cancelled
9 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 304 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon80%(46 flights)
  • Tue85%(46 flights)
  • Wed98%(44 flights)
  • Thu79%(42 flights)
  • Fri84%(43 flights)
  • Sat94%(36 flights)
  • Sun80%(45 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM89%(66 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM86%(102 flights)
  • 3–6 PM89%(72 flights)
  • 6–9 PM76%(62 flights)
On-time trend by month
88%
Apr

Jun 90% → Apr 88% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202590%30
July 202588%56
August 202587%62
September 202585%20
January 202679%24
February 202661%23
March 202689%54
April 202688%24
Departures on time
87%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
302
Months covered
9

Based on 304 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.