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Flight Reliability

DL 5204 · Delta Air Lines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and DL 5204 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

67%
Arrive within 15 minutes
17 min
Average arrival delay
8.4%
Cancelled
5 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 323 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon75%(48 flights)
  • Tue69%(49 flights)
  • Wed62%(47 flights)
  • Thu56%(43 flights)
  • Fri71%(48 flights)
  • Sat75%(12 flights)
  • Sun63%(49 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM79%(42 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM80%(25 flights)
  • 12–3 PM84%(31 flights)
  • 3–6 PM(1 flights)
  • 6–9 PM61%(180 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM47%(17 flights)
On-time trend by month
64%
May

Jun 50% → May 64% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202550%20
July 202567%18
August 202588%24
September 202584%25
October 202540%25
November 202554%24
December 202553%19
January 202681%52
March 202644%18
April 202674%42
May 202664%28
Departures on time
64%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
296
Months covered
12

Based on 323 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.