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Flight Reliability

DL 5061 · Delta Air Lines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and DL 5061 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

78%
Arrive within 15 minutes
10 min
Average arrival delay
3.1%
Cancelled
8 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 295 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon77%(39 flights)
  • Tue78%(41 flights)
  • Wed78%(41 flights)
  • Thu86%(43 flights)
  • Fri70%(43 flights)
  • Sat74%(38 flights)
  • Sun83%(41 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 9 AM–12 PM70%(23 flights)
  • 12–3 PM78%(63 flights)
  • 3–6 PM73%(26 flights)
  • 6–9 PM75%(28 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM81%(146 flights)
On-time trend by month
77%
May

Jun 91% → May 77% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202591%33
July 202575%28
August 202577%26
September 202597%29
October 202578%23
November 202570%23
December 202558%12
January 202674%27
February 202673%26
March 202669%13
April 202675%20
May 202677%26
Departures on time
80%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
286
Months covered
12

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Based on 295 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.