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Flight Reliability

DL 5072 · Delta Air Lines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and DL 5072 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

79%
Arrive within 15 minutes
7 min
Average arrival delay
1.9%
Cancelled
8 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 365 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon77%(52 flights)
  • Tue77%(53 flights)
  • Wed80%(51 flights)
  • Thu92%(51 flights)
  • Fri72%(53 flights)
  • Sat82%(45 flights)
  • Sun74%(53 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 9 AM–12 PM84%(111 flights)
  • 12–3 PM80%(139 flights)
  • 3–6 PM77%(48 flights)
  • 6–9 PM64%(33 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM78%(27 flights)
On-time trend by month
79%
May

Jun 86% → May 79% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202586%29
July 202577%31
August 202584%31
October 202557%21
January 202686%57
February 202689%37
March 202665%26
April 202680%46
May 202679%58
Departures on time
79%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
358
Months covered
12

Based on 365 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.