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Flight Reliability

DL 5244 · Delta Air Lines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and DL 5244 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
8 min
Average arrival delay
2.4%
Cancelled
8 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 288 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon88%(42 flights)
  • Tue87%(45 flights)
  • Wed72%(46 flights)
  • Thu86%(44 flights)
  • Fri86%(44 flights)
  • Sat69%(26 flights)
  • Sun68%(34 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM82%(118 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM83%(24 flights)
  • 12–3 PM92%(63 flights)
  • 3–6 PM67%(21 flights)
  • 6–9 PM67%(55 flights)
On-time trend by month
100%
May

Jun 100% → May 100% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 2025100%14
August 202591%21
September 202570%43
October 202587%30
November 202578%23
December 202563%19
January 202686%21
February 202691%22
March 202675%28
April 202675%48
May 2026100%12
Departures on time
84%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
281
Months covered
11

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Based on 288 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.