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Flight Reliability

DL 3860 · Delta Air Lines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and DL 3860 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

79%
Arrive within 15 minutes
12 min
Average arrival delay
1.8%
Cancelled
10 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 272 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon82%(39 flights)
  • Tue79%(38 flights)
  • Wed72%(39 flights)
  • Thu85%(40 flights)
  • Fri72%(39 flights)
  • Sat89%(35 flights)
  • Sun75%(36 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM92%(24 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM78%(89 flights)
  • 12–3 PM72%(92 flights)
  • 3–6 PM88%(51 flights)
  • 6–9 PM(4 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM(6 flights)
On-time trend by month
87%
May

Jul 86% → May 87% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
July 202586%50
August 202585%20
January 202661%46
February 202672%53
March 202680%15
April 202694%18
May 202687%55
Departures on time
78%
Diverted
0.4%
Flights flown
266
Months covered
9

Based on 272 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.