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Flight Reliability

DL 4887 · Delta Air Lines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and DL 4887 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

81%
Arrive within 15 minutes
4 min
Average arrival delay
1.1%
Cancelled
8 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 189 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon77%(30 flights)
  • Tue71%(24 flights)
  • Wed74%(19 flights)
  • Thu92%(26 flights)
  • Fri83%(29 flights)
  • Sat86%(28 flights)
  • Sun84%(31 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM76%(98 flights)
  • 12–3 PM89%(55 flights)
  • 3–6 PM87%(15 flights)
  • 6–9 PM87%(15 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM(4 flights)
On-time trend by month
64%
Feb

Aug 88% → Feb 64% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
August 202588%17
September 202582%33
October 202591%32
November 202587%30
December 202586%36
January 202647%19
February 202664%11
Departures on time
82%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
187
Months covered
10

Based on 189 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.