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DL 5044 · Delta Air Lines

Cincinnati → New York (CVG–JFK)

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Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
93%
Arrive within 15 minutes
9 min early
Average arrival delay
3.6%
Cancelled
15 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 360 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

Friday is doing you no favors.

DL 5044 arrived on time 98% of the time on Mondays. On Fridays: 90%.

Better than the CVG–JFK route average.

DL 5044 arrived on time 93% of the time, versus 84% across the CVG–JFK route.

Better than the Delta Air Lines network average.

DL 5044 arrived on time 93% of the time, versus 81% across the Delta Air Lines network.

Keep a backup plan handy.

DL 5044 was cancelled 3.6% of the time. Typical for U.S. flights is around 1–2%.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon98%(47 flights)
  • Tue94%(50 flights)
  • Wed94%(49 flights)
  • Thu92%(48 flights)
  • Fri90%(50 flights)
  • Sat92%(52 flights)
  • Sun94%(50 flights)
On-time trend by month
90%
May

Jun 93% → May 90% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202593%30
July 202593%29
August 202590%31
September 2025100%30
October 2025100%29
November 2025100%28
December 202585%26
January 202685%27
February 202692%26
March 202690%30
April 2026100%30
May 202690%30
Departures on time
94%
Diverted
0.3%
Flights flown
346
Months covered
12

Same route, other flights

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Based on 360 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.