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DL 5052 · Delta Air Lines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and DL 5052 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

86%
Arrive within 15 minutes
2 min
Average arrival delay
1.6%
Cancelled
10 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 627 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon88%(85 flights)
  • Tue93%(87 flights)
  • Wed82%(87 flights)
  • Thu87%(89 flights)
  • Fri88%(88 flights)
  • Sat85%(88 flights)
  • Sun80%(90 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM90%(257 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM83%(357 flights)
On-time trend by month
65%
May

Jun 90% → May 65% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202590%58
July 202590%62
August 202595%62
September 202597%60
October 202592%62
November 202583%60
December 202576%50
January 202686%28
February 202676%41
March 202685%58
April 202681%42
May 202665%31
Departures on time
85%
Diverted
0.5%
Flights flown
614
Months covered
12

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Based on 627 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.