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Flight Reliability

DL 527 · Delta Air Lines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and DL 527 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

85%
Arrive within 15 minutes
5 min
Average arrival delay
1.5%
Cancelled
9 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 615 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon83%(90 flights)
  • Tue86%(79 flights)
  • Wed90%(81 flights)
  • Thu91%(93 flights)
  • Fri82%(89 flights)
  • Sat76%(80 flights)
  • Sun83%(92 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM88%(57 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM86%(109 flights)
  • 12–3 PM88%(254 flights)
  • 3–6 PM82%(111 flights)
  • 6–9 PM73%(73 flights)
On-time trend by month
79%
May

Jun 75% → May 79% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202575%59
July 202587%62
August 202595%62
September 202592%59
October 202590%62
November 202592%60
December 202566%47
January 202683%29
February 202688%25
March 202677%44
April 202685%47
May 202679%48
Departures on time
86%
Diverted
0.3%
Flights flown
604
Months covered
12

Based on 615 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.