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DL 458 · Delta Air Lines

Los Angeles → Cincinnati (LAX–CVG)97% of its flights flew this route. The rest (ATL–HSV, HSV–ATL) are included in these numbers.

83
Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
83%
Arrive within 15 minutes
1 min early
Average arrival delay
2.0%
Cancelled
7 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 345 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

3–6 PM has a slight edge.

Departures between 3–6 PM arrived on time 90% of the time, against 83% between 9 PM–12 AM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

DL 458 arrived on time 94% of the time on Saturdays and just 75% on Sundays. That gap is worth planning around.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon84%(51 flights)
  • Tue92%(51 flights)
  • Wed84%(50 flights)
  • Thu78%(51 flights)
  • Fri80%(50 flights)
  • Sat94%(34 flights)
  • Sun75%(51 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 PM90%(10 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM83%(328 flights)
On-time trend by month
80%
May

Jun 56% → May 80% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202556%25
July 202587%31
August 202583%30
September 2025100%26
October 202581%26
November 202596%27
December 202585%26
January 202682%28
February 202686%28
March 202677%31
April 202687%30
May 202680%30
Departures on time
81%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
338
Months covered
12

Same route, other flights

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Based on 345 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.