Flight Reliability
DL 5023 · Delta Air Lines
New York → Cincinnati (JFK–CVG)
46
Bring Snacks
WanderNerd Reliability Score
- 71%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 17 min
- Average arrival delay
- 7.1%
- Cancelled
- 9 min early
- Median arrival delay
Based on 364 historical flights. Data through May 2026.
What the data says
Mondays have been rough.
DL 5023 arrived on time 79% of the time on Wednesdays and just 64% on Mondays. That gap is worth planning around.
Lagging the JFK–CVG route.
DL 5023 arrived on time 71% of the time, versus 79% across the JFK–CVG route.
Lagging the Delta Air Lines network.
DL 5023 arrived on time 71% of the time, versus 81% across the Delta Air Lines network.
Keep a backup plan handy.
DL 5023 was cancelled 7.1% of the time. Typical for U.S. flights is around 1–2%.
The breakdown
- Mon64%(47 flights)
- Tue69%(49 flights)
- Wed79%(48 flights)
- Thu75%(47 flights)
- Fri69%(49 flights)
- Sat73%(51 flights)
- Sun67%(46 flights)
66%
May
Jun 46% → May 66% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 46% | 26 |
| July 2025 | 52% | 23 |
| August 2025 | 87% | 30 |
| September 2025 | 73% | 30 |
| October 2025 | 87% | 30 |
| November 2025 | 71% | 28 |
| December 2025 | 55% | 29 |
| January 2026 | 76% | 29 |
| February 2026 | 84% | 25 |
| March 2026 | 71% | 28 |
| April 2026 | 77% | 30 |
| May 2026 | 66% | 29 |
- Departures on time
- 75%
- Diverted
- 0.3%
- Flights flown
- 337
- Months covered
- 12
Same route, other flights
Keep nerding
Based on 364 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.