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Flight Reliability

DL 5287 · Delta Air Lines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and DL 5287 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

80%
Arrive within 15 minutes
3 min
Average arrival delay
5.0%
Cancelled
13 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 542 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon78%(73 flights)
  • Tue81%(73 flights)
  • Wed84%(74 flights)
  • Thu79%(71 flights)
  • Fri81%(74 flights)
  • Sat84%(74 flights)
  • Sun76%(75 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 12–3 PM83%(197 flights)
  • 3–6 PM78%(196 flights)
  • 6–9 PM80%(121 flights)
On-time trend by month
100%
May

Jun 67% → May 100% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202567%49
July 202582%51
August 202592%60
September 202591%58
October 202582%60
November 202581%57
December 202557%35
January 202670%27
February 202682%28
March 202677%31
April 202680%46
May 2026100%12
Departures on time
80%
Diverted
0.2%
Flights flown
514
Months covered
12

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Based on 542 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.