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Flight Reliability

DL 4896 · Delta Air Lines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and DL 4896 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

76%
Arrive within 15 minutes
9 min
Average arrival delay
4.1%
Cancelled
11 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 267 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon73%(40 flights)
  • Tue84%(37 flights)
  • Wed85%(39 flights)
  • Thu66%(41 flights)
  • Fri66%(41 flights)
  • Sat88%(17 flights)
  • Sun81%(41 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM93%(15 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM81%(96 flights)
  • 12–3 PM79%(61 flights)
  • 3–6 PM66%(84 flights)
On-time trend by month
88%
May

Sep 88% → May 88% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
September 202588%17
October 202571%24
November 202555%22
December 202573%37
January 202671%52
February 202683%54
March 2026100%14
May 202688%25
Departures on time
75%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
256
Months covered
10

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Based on 267 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.