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Flight Reliability

DL 3846 · Delta Air Lines

Los Angeles → Tucson (LAXTUS)86% of its flights flew this route. The rest (MCI–MSP, MSP–MCI) are included in these numbers.

87
Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
82%
Arrive within 15 minutes
8 min
Average arrival delay
0.6%
Cancelled
8 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 326 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

The late departure is the smart one here.

DL 3846 departing between 9 PM–12 AM arrived on time 90% of the time, versus 80% between 3–6 PM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

DL 3846 arrived on time 97% of the time on Saturdays and just 72% on Sundays. That gap is worth planning around.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon78%(49 flights)
  • Tue90%(48 flights)
  • Wed80%(46 flights)
  • Thu83%(47 flights)
  • Fri76%(49 flights)
  • Sat97%(38 flights)
  • Sun72%(47 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 PM80%(51 flights)
  • 6–9 PM82%(263 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM90%(10 flights)
On-time trend by month
84%
May

Jun 80% → May 84% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202580%30
July 202584%31
August 202576%25
September 202576%21
October 202563%24
November 202590%19
December 202592%26
January 202688%16
February 202678%37
March 202677%34
April 202697%30
May 202684%31
Departures on time
82%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
324
Months covered
12

Based on 326 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.