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DL 5080 · Delta Air Lines

New York → Detroit (JFK–DTW)99% of its flights flew this route. The rest (DTW–PIT, PIT–DTW) are included in these numbers.

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Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
88%
Arrive within 15 minutes
3 min early
Average arrival delay
3.0%
Cancelled
12 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 363 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

Tuesday is the weak spot.

DL 5080 arrived on time 92% of the time on Saturdays. On Tuesdays: 84%.

Better than the JFK–DTW route average.

DL 5080 arrived on time 88% of the time, versus 77% across the JFK–DTW route.

A bit ahead of the Delta Air Lines network.

DL 5080 arrived on time 88% of the time, versus 81% across the Delta Air Lines network.

Keep a backup plan handy.

DL 5080 was cancelled 3.0% of the time. Typical for U.S. flights is around 1–2%.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon86%(50 flights)
  • Tue84%(50 flights)
  • Wed90%(52 flights)
  • Thu90%(52 flights)
  • Fri88%(49 flights)
  • Sat92%(48 flights)
  • Sun84%(51 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM88%(350 flights)
  • 12–3 PM—(2 flights)
On-time trend by month
97%
May

Jun 93% → May 97% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202593%29
July 202587%30
August 202596%28
September 2025100%31
October 202597%31
November 202590%29
December 202566%29
January 202682%27
February 202673%26
March 202690%31
April 202680%30
May 202697%31
Departures on time
92%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
352
Months covered
12

Same route, other flights

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Based on 363 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.