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Flight Reliability

DL 5082 · Delta Air Lines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and DL 5082 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

74%
Arrive within 15 minutes
11 min
Average arrival delay
3.2%
Cancelled
5 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 436 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon69%(64 flights)
  • Tue73%(63 flights)
  • Wed74%(62 flights)
  • Thu78%(60 flights)
  • Fri66%(62 flights)
  • Sat81%(47 flights)
  • Sun77%(60 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM100%(12 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM79%(77 flights)
  • 12–3 PM74%(39 flights)
  • 3–6 PM76%(53 flights)
  • 6–9 PM71%(28 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM70%(209 flights)
On-time trend by month
69%
May

Jun 71% → May 69% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202571%28
July 202570%30
August 202574%31
September 202569%29
October 202576%29
November 202588%25
December 202571%34
January 202673%52
February 202674%46
March 202671%34
April 202679%48
May 202669%32
Departures on time
79%
Diverted
0.9%
Flights flown
418
Months covered
12

Based on 436 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.