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Flight Reliability

DL 4142 · Delta Air Lines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and DL 4142 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
5 min
Average arrival delay
0.4%
Cancelled
9 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 262 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon81%(42 flights)
  • Tue88%(41 flights)
  • Wed76%(41 flights)
  • Thu87%(38 flights)
  • Fri76%(37 flights)
  • Sat92%(24 flights)
  • Sun82%(38 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM75%(12 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM96%(69 flights)
  • 12–3 PM100%(24 flights)
  • 3–6 PM(2 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM74%(154 flights)
On-time trend by month
88%
May

Aug 59% → May 88% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
August 202559%22
September 202582%27
October 202596%26
November 202581%26
December 202553%19
January 202689%27
February 2026100%11
March 202668%25
April 202694%47
May 202688%24
Departures on time
85%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
261
Months covered
11

Based on 262 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.