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DL 5216 · Delta Air Lines

Detroit → New York (DTW–JFK)96% of its flights flew this route. The rest (MSP–RST) are included in these numbers.

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Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
83%
Arrive within 15 minutes
4 min
Average arrival delay
2.8%
Cancelled
11 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 361 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

DL 5216 arrived on time 89% of the time on Saturdays. On Sundays: 76%.

Trending in the right direction.

DL 5216 arrived on time 79% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 72% in the three months before that.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon80%(49 flights)
  • Tue84%(51 flights)
  • Wed83%(52 flights)
  • Thu85%(52 flights)
  • Fri82%(50 flights)
  • Sat89%(47 flights)
  • Sun76%(50 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM83%(337 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM—(1 flights)
  • 6–9 PM—(4 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM—(9 flights)
On-time trend by month
77%
May

Jun 72% → May 77% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202572%29
July 202594%31
August 202596%28
September 2025100%29
October 202587%31
November 202586%29
December 202563%27
January 202679%29
February 202673%26
March 202677%31
April 202683%30
May 202677%31
Departures on time
81%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
351
Months covered
12

Same route, other flights

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Based on 361 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.