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Flight Reliability

DL 5086 · Delta Air Lines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and DL 5086 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

82%
Arrive within 15 minutes
9 min
Average arrival delay
1.7%
Cancelled
8 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 362 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon81%(52 flights)
  • Tue82%(51 flights)
  • Wed82%(49 flights)
  • Thu77%(47 flights)
  • Fri89%(52 flights)
  • Sat91%(43 flights)
  • Sun72%(58 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 9 AM–12 PM84%(222 flights)
  • 12–3 PM80%(112 flights)
  • 3–6 PM61%(18 flights)
On-time trend by month
74%
May

Jun 78% → May 74% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202578%45
July 202569%51
August 202585%61
September 202590%59
October 2025100%12
December 202564%14
January 202682%28
February 202689%26
April 202694%18
May 202674%31
Departures on time
81%
Diverted
1.1%
Flights flown
352
Months covered
11

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Based on 362 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.