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DL 5005 · Delta Air Lines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and DL 5005 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

83%
Arrive within 15 minutes
2 min
Average arrival delay
1.0%
Cancelled
10 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 573 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon85%(81 flights)
  • Tue89%(79 flights)
  • Wed86%(80 flights)
  • Thu88%(81 flights)
  • Fri82%(79 flights)
  • Sat78%(82 flights)
  • Sun74%(84 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM88%(339 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM78%(210 flights)
  • 12–3 PM—(6 flights)
  • 6–9 PM36%(11 flights)
On-time trend by month
77%
May

Jun 74% → May 77% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202574%57
July 202561%62
August 202590%61
September 202590%60
October 202586%36
November 2025100%30
December 202567%27
January 202689%28
February 202696%45
March 202679%62
April 2026100%42
May 202677%56
Departures on time
85%
Diverted
0.2%
Flights flown
566
Months covered
12

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Based on 573 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.