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Flight Reliability

DL 5045 · Delta Air Lines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and DL 5045 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

75%
Arrive within 15 minutes
12 min
Average arrival delay
3.0%
Cancelled
6 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 405 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon87%(60 flights)
  • Tue60%(62 flights)
  • Wed81%(59 flights)
  • Thu74%(61 flights)
  • Fri77%(61 flights)
  • Sat69%(29 flights)
  • Sun74%(58 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 9 AM–12 PM78%(160 flights)
  • 12–3 PM74%(226 flights)
  • 3–6 PM—(4 flights)
On-time trend by month
78%
May

Jun 65% → May 78% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202565%51
July 202566%53
August 202586%51
September 202587%38
October 202587%30
November 202585%27
December 202568%19
March 202660%37
April 202671%35
May 202678%45
Departures on time
78%
Diverted
0.7%
Flights flown
390
Months covered
12

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Based on 405 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.