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Flight Reliability

DL 3879 · Delta Air Lines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and DL 3879 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

71%
Arrive within 15 minutes
25 min
Average arrival delay
0.6%
Cancelled
5 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 320 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon75%(40 flights)
  • Tue73%(41 flights)
  • Wed71%(42 flights)
  • Thu72%(43 flights)
  • Fri59%(44 flights)
  • Sat82%(60 flights)
  • Sun64%(47 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM70%(10 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM(9 flights)
  • 12–3 PM72%(190 flights)
  • 3–6 PM70%(86 flights)
  • 6–9 PM63%(19 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM(3 flights)
On-time trend by month
82%
May

Aug 70% → May 82% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
August 202570%10
December 202579%24
January 202652%60
February 202673%56
March 202668%62
April 202682%38
May 202682%54
Departures on time
70%
Diverted
0.3%
Flights flown
317
Months covered
10

Based on 320 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.