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Flight Reliability

DL 5288 · Delta Air Lines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and DL 5288 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

78%
Arrive within 15 minutes
10 min
Average arrival delay
1.0%
Cancelled
9 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 508 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon82%(68 flights)
  • Tue70%(73 flights)
  • Wed85%(73 flights)
  • Thu78%(71 flights)
  • Fri77%(73 flights)
  • Sat79%(71 flights)
  • Sun77%(74 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM81%(16 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM80%(59 flights)
  • 12–3 PM78%(422 flights)
  • 3–6 PM—(6 flights)
On-time trend by month
79%
May

Jun 76% → May 79% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202576%50
July 202576%62
August 202573%41
September 202593%30
October 202593%30
November 202586%28
December 202565%31
January 202679%29
February 202682%27
March 202676%55
April 202672%58
May 202679%62
Departures on time
77%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
503
Months covered
12

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Based on 508 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.