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Flight Reliability

DL 5168 · Delta Air Lines

Atlanta → AEX (ATL–AEX)

71
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
74%
Arrive within 15 minutes
8 min
Average arrival delay
1.7%
Cancelled
7 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 362 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

The late departure is the smart one here.

DL 5168 departing between 9 PM–12 AM arrived on time 88% of the time, versus 73% between 6–9 PM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

DL 5168 arrived on time 84% of the time on Thursdays and just 61% on Sundays. That gap is worth planning around.

A bit behind the ATL–AEX route.

DL 5168 arrived on time 74% of the time, versus 80% across the ATL–AEX route.

Lagging the Delta Air Lines network.

DL 5168 arrived on time 74% of the time, versus 81% across the Delta Air Lines network.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon74%(50 flights)
  • Tue75%(51 flights)
  • Wed75%(52 flights)
  • Thu84%(51 flights)
  • Fri72%(50 flights)
  • Sat79%(47 flights)
  • Sun61%(51 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 PM73%(319 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM88%(33 flights)
On-time trend by month
52%
May

Jun 52% → May 52% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202552%29
July 202561%31
August 202579%29
September 202583%29
October 202587%31
November 202585%27
December 202568%31
January 202683%29
February 202682%27
March 202675%28
April 202687%30
May 202652%31
Departures on time
74%
Diverted
1.1%
Flights flown
352
Months covered
12

Same route, other flights

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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.