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Flight Reliability

DL 5042 · Delta Air Lines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and DL 5042 moved between routes during this period. Numbers below combine all of them, so treat them as background, not a verdict. For a cleaner answer, check the route you are actually flying.

Combined across all its routes

73%
Arrive within 15 minutes
10 min
Average arrival delay
7.6%
Cancelled
7 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 224 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon79%(28 flights)
  • Tue80%(30 flights)
  • Wed57%(30 flights)
  • Thu63%(30 flights)
  • Fri84%(32 flights)
  • Sat82%(28 flights)
  • Sun69%(29 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM84%(25 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM(4 flights)
  • 12–3 PM72%(122 flights)
  • 3–6 PM(7 flights)
  • 6–9 PM67%(49 flights)
On-time trend by month
67%
Apr

Jun 50% → Apr 67% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202550%26
July 202567%24
August 202583%30
December 202592%12
January 202678%27
February 202664%25
March 202680%30
April 202667%12
Departures on time
73%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
207
Months covered
12

Based on 224 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.