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Flight Reliability

DL 3966 · Delta Air Lines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and DL 3966 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

78%
Arrive within 15 minutes
7 min
Average arrival delay
0.5%
Cancelled
5 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 444 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon72%(72 flights)
  • Tue79%(70 flights)
  • Wed82%(68 flights)
  • Thu93%(67 flights)
  • Fri65%(66 flights)
  • Sat76%(29 flights)
  • Sun79%(70 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM75%(24 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM80%(116 flights)
  • 12–3 PM80%(25 flights)
  • 3–6 PM76%(139 flights)
  • 6–9 PM78%(138 flights)
On-time trend by month
76%
May

Jun 78% → May 76% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202578%36
July 202580%46
August 202574%50
September 202567%42
October 202587%52
November 202580%49
December 202557%14
January 202670%30
February 2026100%13
March 202680%25
April 202685%48
May 202676%37
Departures on time
81%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
442
Months covered
12

Based on 444 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.