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Flight Reliability

DL 3988 · Delta Air Lines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and DL 3988 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

82%
Arrive within 15 minutes
2 min early
Average arrival delay
0.7%
Cancelled
11 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 143 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon74%(19 flights)
  • Tue91%(21 flights)
  • Wed75%(20 flights)
  • Thu71%(17 flights)
  • Fri90%(20 flights)
  • Sat89%(26 flights)
  • Sun84%(19 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM84%(91 flights)
  • 12–3 PM(9 flights)
  • 3–6 PM94%(16 flights)
  • 6–9 PM(1 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM68%(25 flights)
On-time trend by month
68%
May

Jan 77% → May 68% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
January 202677%22
February 202691%11
March 202687%23
April 202687%30
May 202668%31
Departures on time
86%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
142
Months covered
10

Based on 143 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.