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Flight Reliability

DL 5010 · Delta Air Lines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and DL 5010 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

75%
Arrive within 15 minutes
10 min
Average arrival delay
6.1%
Cancelled
9 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 555 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon72%(75 flights)
  • Tue72%(76 flights)
  • Wed71%(83 flights)
  • Thu74%(80 flights)
  • Fri79%(86 flights)
  • Sat95%(42 flights)
  • Sun69%(78 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM87%(15 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM74%(43 flights)
  • 12–3 PM79%(204 flights)
  • 3–6 PM71%(253 flights)
  • 6–9 PM(5 flights)
On-time trend by month
78%
May

Jun 70% → May 78% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202570%40
July 202574%50
August 202586%56
September 202580%54
October 202571%55
November 202564%52
December 202557%37
January 202675%24
February 202685%20
March 202679%28
April 202682%44
May 202678%60
Departures on time
77%
Diverted
0.2%
Flights flown
520
Months covered
12

Based on 555 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.