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Flight Reliability

DL 5263 · Delta Air Lines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and DL 5263 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

71%
Arrive within 15 minutes
18 min
Average arrival delay
6.5%
Cancelled
4 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 367 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon72%(53 flights)
  • Tue73%(55 flights)
  • Wed82%(49 flights)
  • Thu69%(45 flights)
  • Fri71%(56 flights)
  • Sat67%(33 flights)
  • Sun65%(52 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 12–3 PM76%(71 flights)
  • 3–6 PM64%(95 flights)
  • 6–9 PM73%(37 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM74%(140 flights)
On-time trend by month
84%
May

Jun 63% → May 84% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202563%24
July 202540%20
August 202587%30
September 202593%28
October 202576%29
November 202582%28
December 202544%36
March 202676%42
April 202662%50
May 202684%50
Departures on time
71%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
343
Months covered
11

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Based on 367 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.