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DL 5069 · Delta Air Lines

Cincinnati → Newark (CVG–EWR)95% of its flights flew this route. The rest (CVG–DCA, RDU–MCI) are included in these numbers.

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Nerd Approved
WanderNerd Reliability Score
91%
Arrive within 15 minutes
3 min early
Average arrival delay
1.2%
Cancelled
13 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 346 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

Skip Saturday if you can.

DL 5069 arrived on time 96% of the time on Thursdays. On Saturdays: 83%.

Better than the CVG–EWR route average.

DL 5069 arrived on time 91% of the time, versus 77% across the CVG–EWR route.

Better than the Delta Air Lines network average.

DL 5069 arrived on time 91% of the time, versus 81% across the Delta Air Lines network.

Trending in the right direction.

DL 5069 arrived on time 95% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 85% in the three months before that.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon90%(50 flights)
  • Tue90%(50 flights)
  • Wed92%(49 flights)
  • Thu96%(48 flights)
  • Fri94%(49 flights)
  • Sat83%(47 flights)
  • Sun90%(49 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM91%(325 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM91%(11 flights)
  • 12–3 PM—(6 flights)
On-time trend by month
100%
May

Jun 86% → May 100% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202586%22
July 202583%30
August 202589%27
September 202597%29
October 202597%31
November 202593%28
December 202582%28
January 202690%29
February 202685%26
March 202690%31
April 202693%30
May 2026100%31
Departures on time
92%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
342
Months covered
12

Same route, other flights

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Based on 346 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.