Flight Reliability
DL 5012 · Delta Air Lines
New York → Cincinnati (JFK–CVG)97% of its flights flew this route. The rest (CVG–MSP) are included in these numbers.
- 78%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 7 min
- Average arrival delay
- 3.4%
- Cancelled
- 12 min early
- Median arrival delay
Based on 358 historical flights. Data through May 2026.
What the data says
Sunday scaries are real for this one.
DL 5012 arrived on time 85% of the time on Fridays. On Sundays: 72%.
A bit behind the Delta Air Lines network.
DL 5012 arrived on time 78% of the time, versus 81% across the Delta Air Lines network.
Keep a backup plan handy.
DL 5012 was cancelled 3.4% of the time. Typical for U.S. flights is around 1–2%.
Trending in the right direction.
DL 5012 arrived on time 88% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 69% in the three months before that.
The breakdown
- Mon81%(48 flights)
- Tue78%(51 flights)
- Wed78%(50 flights)
- Thu80%(49 flights)
- Fri85%(52 flights)
- Sat74%(49 flights)
- Sun72%(47 flights)
- 12–3 PM78%(338 flights)
- 6–9 PM—(8 flights)
Jun 67% → May 84% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 67% | 30 |
| July 2025 | 79% | 28 |
| August 2025 | 84% | 31 |
| September 2025 | 83% | 30 |
| October 2025 | 74% | 31 |
| November 2025 | 77% | 30 |
| December 2025 | 54% | 24 |
| January 2026 | 69% | 26 |
| February 2026 | 84% | 25 |
| March 2026 | 83% | 30 |
| April 2026 | 97% | 30 |
| May 2026 | 84% | 31 |
- Departures on time
- 78%
- Diverted
- 0%
- Flights flown
- 346
- Months covered
- 12
Same route, other flights
Keep nerding
Based on 358 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.