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Flight Reliability

DL 5051 · Delta Air Lines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and DL 5051 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

80%
Arrive within 15 minutes
5 min
Average arrival delay
2.5%
Cancelled
8 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 354 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon76%(49 flights)
  • Tue77%(47 flights)
  • Wed88%(48 flights)
  • Thu73%(45 flights)
  • Fri68%(44 flights)
  • Sat89%(55 flights)
  • Sun87%(55 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM86%(28 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM100%(13 flights)
  • 12–3 PM81%(223 flights)
  • 3–6 PM72%(60 flights)
  • 6–9 PM79%(19 flights)
On-time trend by month
89%
May

Jun 85% → May 89% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202585%34
July 202579%34
August 202597%33
September 202590%31
October 202590%31
November 202583%23
December 202546%26
January 202680%10
March 202670%46
April 202677%52
May 202689%18
Departures on time
80%
Diverted
0.6%
Flights flown
343
Months covered
12

Based on 354 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.