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Flight Reliability

DL 5181 · Delta Air Lines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and DL 5181 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

80%
Arrive within 15 minutes
6 min
Average arrival delay
1.3%
Cancelled
9 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 398 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon81%(57 flights)
  • Tue75%(57 flights)
  • Wed71%(58 flights)
  • Thu83%(58 flights)
  • Fri83%(57 flights)
  • Sat81%(48 flights)
  • Sun88%(58 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM87%(149 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM78%(92 flights)
  • 12–3 PM73%(113 flights)
  • 3–6 PM87%(23 flights)
  • 6–9 PM75%(16 flights)
On-time trend by month
97%
May

Jun 78% → May 97% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202578%51
July 202586%62
August 202560%60
September 202580%54
December 202583%12
January 202686%29
February 202682%28
March 202679%28
April 202683%30
May 202697%31
Departures on time
84%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
393
Months covered
11

Based on 398 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.