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Flight Reliability

DL 5174 · Delta Air Lines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and DL 5174 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
2 min early
Average arrival delay
2.1%
Cancelled
9 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 326 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon86%(44 flights)
  • Tue82%(45 flights)
  • Wed94%(48 flights)
  • Thu79%(47 flights)
  • Fri77%(47 flights)
  • Sat98%(42 flights)
  • Sun91%(46 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM90%(115 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM85%(116 flights)
  • 12–3 PM93%(15 flights)
  • 3–6 PM84%(67 flights)
  • 6–9 PM(6 flights)
On-time trend by month
77%
May

Jun 91% → May 77% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202591%46
July 202583%54
August 202594%18
September 202585%20
January 202674%27
February 202696%22
March 202685%52
April 202688%42
May 202677%17
Departures on time
87%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
319
Months covered
12

Based on 326 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.