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Flight Reliability

DL 3983 · Delta Air Lines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and DL 3983 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

84%
Arrive within 15 minutes
3 min
Average arrival delay
0.3%
Cancelled
12 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 357 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon94%(54 flights)
  • Tue85%(54 flights)
  • Wed89%(54 flights)
  • Thu73%(52 flights)
  • Fri78%(50 flights)
  • Sat85%(40 flights)
  • Sun81%(52 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 9 AM–12 PM59%(39 flights)
  • 12–3 PM67%(36 flights)
  • 3–6 PM(4 flights)
  • 6–9 PM88%(93 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM90%(184 flights)
On-time trend by month
70%
Apr

Jun 79% → Apr 70% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202579%29
July 202590%29
August 202586%29
September 202590%30
October 202589%27
November 202596%27
December 202593%28
January 2026100%30
February 202679%28
March 202669%54
April 202670%40
Departures on time
83%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
356
Months covered
12

Based on 357 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.