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DL 5016 · Delta Air Lines

New York → Cincinnati (LGA–CVG)92% of its flights flew this route. The rest (ATL–MDT, MDT–ATL) are included in these numbers.

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Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
90%
Arrive within 15 minutes
6 min early
Average arrival delay
2.3%
Cancelled
15 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 310 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

DL 5016 departing between 9 AM–12 PM arrived on time 92% of the time, versus 75% between 12–3 PM.

Saturdays have been rough.

DL 5016 arrived on time 96% of the time on Tuesdays and just 73% on Saturdays. That gap is worth planning around.

Well ahead of the LGA–CVG route.

DL 5016 arrived on time 90% of the time, versus 73% across the LGA–CVG route.

Better than the Delta Air Lines network average.

DL 5016 arrived on time 90% of the time, versus 81% across the Delta Air Lines network.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon92%(50 flights)
  • Tue96%(52 flights)
  • Wed86%(50 flights)
  • Thu88%(48 flights)
  • Fri94%(52 flights)
  • Sat73%(11 flights)
  • Sun90%(39 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM91%(278 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM92%(12 flights)
  • 12–3 PM75%(12 flights)
On-time trend by month
96%
May

Jun 88% → May 96% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202588%24
July 202593%30
August 202589%27
September 202596%26
October 202596%27
November 202591%22
December 202583%35
January 202696%25
February 202694%18
March 202685%20
April 202679%24
May 202696%24
Departures on time
92%
Diverted
0.3%
Flights flown
302
Months covered
12

Same route, other flights

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Based on 310 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.