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DL 5060 · Delta Air Lines

Detroit → Cincinnati (DTW–CVG)93% of its flights flew this route. The rest (CVG–DTW, ROA–ATL) are included in these numbers.

72
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
71%
Arrive within 15 minutes
17 min
Average arrival delay
0.9%
Cancelled
5 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 334 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

DL 5060 arrived on time 81% of the time on Thursdays and just 62% on Sundays. That gap is worth planning around.

A bit behind the DTW–CVG route.

DL 5060 arrived on time 71% of the time, versus 78% across the DTW–CVG route.

Lagging the Delta Air Lines network.

DL 5060 arrived on time 71% of the time, versus 81% across the Delta Air Lines network.

Trending in the right direction.

DL 5060 arrived on time 79% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 68% in the three months before that.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon72%(46 flights)
  • Tue71%(48 flights)
  • Wed71%(48 flights)
  • Thu81%(48 flights)
  • Fri67%(45 flights)
  • Sat76%(49 flights)
  • Sun62%(47 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM—(7 flights)
  • 12–3 PM—(3 flights)
  • 3–6 PM72%(321 flights)
On-time trend by month
74%
May

Jun 48% → May 74% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202548%21
July 202541%29
August 202571%31
September 202593%30
October 202584%31
November 202573%30
December 202559%41
January 202674%34
February 202686%28
April 202678%18
May 202674%31
Departures on time
72%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
331
Months covered
12

Same route, other flights

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Based on 334 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.