Flight Reliability
DL 5028 · Delta Air Lines
New York → Raleigh–Durham (JFK–RDU)82% of its flights flew this route. The rest (AVL–LGA, SAV–LGA) are included in these numbers.
- 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
- Mon69%(39 flights)
- Tue71%(42 flights)
- Wed83%(40 flights)
- Thu74%(39 flights)
- Fri81%(41 flights)
- Sat69%(45 flights)
- Sun79%(42 flights)
- 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)
Jun 59% → May 84% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 59% | 29 |
| July 2025 | 72% | 29 |
| August 2025 | 90% | 30 |
| November 2025 | 86% | 21 |
| December 2025 | 62% | 26 |
| January 2026 | 86% | 28 |
| February 2026 | 73% | 26 |
| March 2026 | 53% | 30 |
| April 2026 | 80% | 30 |
| May 2026 | 84% | 31 |
- Departures on time
- 80%
- Diverted
- 0.3%
- Flights flown
- 288
- Months covered
- 12
Same route, other flights
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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.