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Flight Reliability

DL 3885 · Delta Air Lines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and DL 3885 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

80%
Arrive within 15 minutes
12 min
Average arrival delay
2.5%
Cancelled
7 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 406 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon77%(61 flights)
  • Tue84%(62 flights)
  • Wed83%(52 flights)
  • Thu78%(58 flights)
  • Fri78%(60 flights)
  • Sat81%(41 flights)
  • Sun79%(62 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM75%(119 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM88%(51 flights)
  • 12–3 PM82%(180 flights)
  • 3–6 PM74%(46 flights)
On-time trend by month
83%
May

Jun 68% → May 83% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202568%37
July 202569%55
August 202597%38
November 202571%28
December 202569%45
January 202682%11
February 202682%44
March 202689%37
April 202692%37
May 202683%58
Departures on time
82%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
396
Months covered
11

Based on 406 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.