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Flight Reliability

DL 5028 · Delta Air Lines

New York → Raleigh–Durham (JFKRDU)82% of its flights flew this route. The rest (AVL–LGA, SAV–LGA) are included in these numbers.

67
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
75%
Arrive within 15 minutes
5 min
Average arrival delay
3.7%
Cancelled
12 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 300 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

DL 5028 departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 76% of the time, versus 54% between 3–6 PM.

Saturday is the weak spot.

DL 5028 arrived on time 83% of the time on Wednesdays. On Saturdays: 69%.

A bit behind the Delta Air Lines network.

DL 5028 arrived on time 75% of the time, versus 81% across the Delta Air Lines network.

Keep a backup plan handy.

DL 5028 was cancelled 3.7% of the time. Typical for U.S. flights is around 1–2%.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon69%(39 flights)
  • Tue71%(42 flights)
  • Wed83%(40 flights)
  • Thu74%(39 flights)
  • Fri81%(41 flights)
  • Sat69%(45 flights)
  • Sun79%(42 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM76%(33 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM(4 flights)
  • 12–3 PM76%(237 flights)
  • 3–6 PM54%(13 flights)
  • 6–9 PM(1 flights)
On-time trend by month
84%
May

Jun 59% → May 84% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202559%29
July 202572%29
August 202590%30
November 202586%21
December 202562%26
January 202686%28
February 202673%26
March 202653%30
April 202680%30
May 202684%31
Departures on time
80%
Diverted
0.3%
Flights flown
288
Months covered
12

Based on 300 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.