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Flight Reliability

DL 5243 · Delta Air Lines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and DL 5243 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

68%
Arrive within 15 minutes
20 min
Average arrival delay
0.6%
Cancelled
0 min
Median arrival delay

Based on 344 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon63%(51 flights)
  • Tue69%(55 flights)
  • Wed57%(54 flights)
  • Thu66%(53 flights)
  • Fri84%(51 flights)
  • Sat85%(34 flights)
  • Sun59%(44 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM86%(29 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM70%(93 flights)
  • 12–3 PM61%(57 flights)
  • 3–6 PM62%(60 flights)
  • 6–9 PM63%(60 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM79%(43 flights)
On-time trend by month
61%
Apr

Jun 58% → Apr 61% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202558%48
July 202559%46
August 202582%38
October 202586%42
November 202580%10
December 202547%34
January 202670%27
February 2026100%10
March 202669%42
April 202661%31
Departures on time
71%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
342
Months covered
12

Based on 344 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.