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Flight Reliability

DL 5162 · Delta Air Lines

AEX → Atlanta (AEX–ATL)

93
Nerd Approved
WanderNerd Reliability Score
91%
Arrive within 15 minutes
9 min
Average arrival delay
1.4%
Cancelled
10 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 365 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

Skip Tuesday if you can.

DL 5162 arrived on time 98% of the time on Thursdays. On Tuesdays: 86%.

Better than the AEX–ATL route average.

DL 5162 arrived on time 91% of the time, versus 82% across the AEX–ATL route.

Better than the Delta Air Lines network average.

DL 5162 arrived on time 91% of the time, versus 81% across the Delta Air Lines network.

Ticking up lately.

DL 5162 arrived on time 93% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 87% in the three months before that.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon86%(51 flights)
  • Tue86%(50 flights)
  • Wed96%(52 flights)
  • Thu98%(52 flights)
  • Fri94%(52 flights)
  • Sat88%(50 flights)
  • Sun90%(52 flights)
On-time trend by month
90%
May

Jun 86% → May 90% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202586%29
July 202590%31
August 2025100%31
September 202597%30
October 202594%31
November 202590%29
December 202587%30
January 202680%30
February 202693%28
March 202693%29
April 202697%30
May 202690%31
Departures on time
93%
Diverted
0.3%
Flights flown
359
Months covered
12

Same route, other flights

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Based on 365 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.