Flight Reliability
DL 5260 · Delta Air Lines
Newark → Raleigh–Durham (EWR–RDU)90% of its flights flew this route. The rest (ATL–LEX, LEX–ATL) are included in these numbers.
- 76%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 20 min
- Average arrival delay
- 3.0%
- Cancelled
- 7 min early
- Median arrival delay
Based on 300 historical flights. Data through May 2026.
What the data says
Morning flights do better here.
DL 5260 departing between 9 AM–12 PM arrived on time 91% of the time, versus 72% between 3–6 PM.
Sunday scaries are real for this one.
DL 5260 arrived on time 85% of the time on Tuesdays and just 66% on Sundays. That gap is worth planning around.
A bit behind the Delta Air Lines network.
DL 5260 arrived on time 76% of the time, versus 81% across the Delta Air Lines network.
Keep a backup plan handy.
DL 5260 was cancelled 3.0% of the time. Typical for U.S. flights is around 1–2%.
The breakdown
- Mon77%(48 flights)
- Tue85%(52 flights)
- Wed73%(48 flights)
- Thu84%(44 flights)
- Fri70%(47 flights)
- Sat—(8 flights)
- Sun66%(44 flights)
- 9 AM–12 PM91%(11 flights)
- 12–3 PM77%(204 flights)
- 3–6 PM72%(76 flights)
Jun 44% → May 88% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 44% | 18 |
| July 2025 | 67% | 24 |
| August 2025 | 80% | 25 |
| September 2025 | 80% | 25 |
| October 2025 | 73% | 26 |
| November 2025 | 83% | 24 |
| December 2025 | 80% | 35 |
| January 2026 | 92% | 25 |
| February 2026 | 62% | 21 |
| March 2026 | 68% | 25 |
| April 2026 | 83% | 18 |
| May 2026 | 88% | 25 |
- Departures on time
- 83%
- Diverted
- 0%
- Flights flown
- 291
- Months covered
- 12
Same route, other flights
Keep nerding
Based on 300 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.