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Flight Reliability

DL 5150 · Delta Air Lines

New York → Raleigh–Durham (JFKRDU)97% of its flights flew this route. The rest (MSP–FSD) are included in these numbers.

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A Little Dicey
WanderNerd Reliability Score
75%
Arrive within 15 minutes
10 min
Average arrival delay
7.5%
Cancelled
9 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 361 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

DL 5150 arrived on time 92% of the time on Tuesdays and just 62% on Sundays. That gap is worth planning around.

A bit behind the Delta Air Lines network.

DL 5150 arrived on time 75% of the time, versus 81% across the Delta Air Lines network.

Keep a backup plan handy.

DL 5150 was cancelled 7.5% of the time. Typical for U.S. flights is around 1–2%.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon62%(47 flights)
  • Tue92%(47 flights)
  • Wed72%(47 flights)
  • Thu79%(47 flights)
  • Fri85%(48 flights)
  • Sat76%(50 flights)
  • Sun62%(47 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 PM76%(322 flights)
  • 6–9 PM73%(11 flights)
On-time trend by month
77%
May

Jun 63% → May 77% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202563%24
July 202564%22
August 202581%31
September 202583%29
October 202573%30
November 202577%30
December 202560%25
January 202682%27
February 202684%25
March 202683%30
April 202673%30
May 202677%30
Departures on time
74%
Diverted
0.3%
Flights flown
333
Months covered
12

Based on 361 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.