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Flight Reliability

DL 5172 · Delta Air Lines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and DL 5172 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

87%
Arrive within 15 minutes
1 min
Average arrival delay
1.7%
Cancelled
11 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 410 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon79%(57 flights)
  • Tue88%(57 flights)
  • Wed88%(58 flights)
  • Thu88%(57 flights)
  • Fri91%(54 flights)
  • Sat92%(59 flights)
  • Sun83%(60 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM85%(151 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM89%(229 flights)
  • 12–3 PM(8 flights)
  • 3–6 PM(4 flights)
  • 6–9 PM(4 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM(6 flights)
On-time trend by month
97%
May

Aug 83% → May 97% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
August 202583%12
September 202591%42
October 202590%60
November 202594%52
December 202580%49
January 202676%29
February 202679%24
March 202684%55
April 202690%41
May 202697%30
Departures on time
89%
Diverted
0.2%
Flights flown
402
Months covered
12

Based on 410 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.