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Flight Reliability

DL 426 · Delta Air Lines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and DL 426 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
1 min early
Average arrival delay
1.8%
Cancelled
13 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 492 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon88%(73 flights)
  • Tue79%(66 flights)
  • Wed83%(65 flights)
  • Thu85%(75 flights)
  • Fri81%(78 flights)
  • Sat77%(47 flights)
  • Sun77%(77 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM83%(24 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM94%(46 flights)
  • 12–3 PM93%(29 flights)
  • 3–6 PM74%(223 flights)
  • 6–9 PM81%(70 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM90%(89 flights)
On-time trend by month
95%
May

Jun 87% → May 95% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202587%46
July 202570%47
August 202585%54
September 202589%54
October 202573%33
November 202566%29
December 202560%30
January 202688%25
February 202691%23
March 202674%49
April 202692%36
May 202695%55
Departures on time
84%
Diverted
0.4%
Flights flown
481
Months covered
12

Based on 492 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.