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Flight Reliability

DL 5258 · Delta Air Lines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and DL 5258 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

75%
Arrive within 15 minutes
12 min
Average arrival delay
1.0%
Cancelled
7 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 623 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon70%(90 flights)
  • Tue72%(87 flights)
  • Wed72%(89 flights)
  • Thu78%(89 flights)
  • Fri74%(89 flights)
  • Sat76%(84 flights)
  • Sun81%(89 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM(7 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM74%(57 flights)
  • 12–3 PM76%(322 flights)
  • 3–6 PM71%(206 flights)
  • 6–9 PM88%(25 flights)
On-time trend by month
81%
May

Jun 49% → May 81% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202549%53
July 202571%59
August 202590%62
September 202582%60
October 202595%62
November 202577%53
December 202555%42
January 202673%56
March 202654%48
April 202680%60
May 202681%62
Departures on time
78%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
617
Months covered
11

Based on 623 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.