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DL 5296 · Delta Air Lines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and DL 5296 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

83%
Arrive within 15 minutes
1 min early
Average arrival delay
4.4%
Cancelled
15 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 450 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon86%(56 flights)
  • Tue86%(59 flights)
  • Wed91%(63 flights)
  • Thu84%(63 flights)
  • Fri89%(63 flights)
  • Sat74%(69 flights)
  • Sun72%(57 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 12–3 PM84%(301 flights)
  • 3–6 PM81%(129 flights)
On-time trend by month
86%
May

Jun 80% → May 86% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202580%35
July 202576%33
August 202591%33
September 202590%30
October 202590%31
November 202582%27
December 202565%17
January 202682%49
February 202680%49
March 202681%37
April 202688%32
May 202686%57
Departures on time
82%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
430
Months covered
12

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Based on 450 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.