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Flight Reliability

DL 5121 · Delta Air Lines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and DL 5121 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
17 min
Average arrival delay
0.6%
Cancelled
2 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 180 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon76%(25 flights)
  • Tue89%(26 flights)
  • Wed68%(28 flights)
  • Thu87%(31 flights)
  • Fri65%(31 flights)
  • Sat57%(14 flights)
  • Sun71%(24 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM(3 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM80%(15 flights)
  • 12–3 PM73%(51 flights)
  • 3–6 PM74%(80 flights)
  • 6–9 PM77%(30 flights)
On-time trend by month
78%
May

Aug 71% → May 78% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
August 202571%14
September 202588%17
January 202657%44
February 202682%22
March 202678%32
April 202683%12
May 202678%23
Departures on time
74%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
179
Months covered
11

Based on 180 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.