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Flight Reliability

DL 5226 · Delta Air Lines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and DL 5226 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

85%
Arrive within 15 minutes
2 min
Average arrival delay
3.0%
Cancelled
8 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 395 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon77%(53 flights)
  • Tue89%(55 flights)
  • Wed89%(55 flights)
  • Thu84%(56 flights)
  • Fri91%(55 flights)
  • Sat87%(54 flights)
  • Sun80%(55 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM88%(84 flights)
  • 6–9 AM89%(35 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM85%(202 flights)
  • 12–3 PM93%(40 flights)
  • 3–6 PM(6 flights)
  • 6–9 PM56%(16 flights)
On-time trend by month
89%
May

Jun 89% → May 89% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202589%28
July 202590%30
August 202581%31
September 202597%30
October 202587%31
November 202589%26
December 202561%31
January 202686%29
February 202689%26
March 202683%53
April 202688%40
May 202689%28
Departures on time
86%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
383
Months covered
12

Based on 395 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.