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Flight Reliability

DL 5282 · Delta Air Lines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and DL 5282 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

67%
Arrive within 15 minutes
20 min
Average arrival delay
2.3%
Cancelled
1 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 444 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon77%(86 flights)
  • Tue64%(39 flights)
  • Wed77%(35 flights)
  • Thu68%(80 flights)
  • Fri68%(82 flights)
  • Sat54%(26 flights)
  • Sun56%(86 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 9 AM–12 PM—(4 flights)
  • 12–3 PM71%(49 flights)
  • 3–6 PM78%(76 flights)
  • 6–9 PM64%(305 flights)
On-time trend by month
64%
May

Jun 62% → May 64% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202562%47
July 202548%46
August 202575%32
September 202579%24
October 202594%32
November 202556%16
December 202564%36
January 202679%19
February 202677%44
March 202661%44
April 202660%42
May 202664%52
Departures on time
65%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
434
Months covered
12

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Based on 444 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.