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Flight Reliability

DL 5298 · Delta Air Lines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and DL 5298 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

77%
Arrive within 15 minutes
14 min
Average arrival delay
3.6%
Cancelled
8 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 363 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon73%(51 flights)
  • Tue77%(53 flights)
  • Wed79%(53 flights)
  • Thu82%(51 flights)
  • Fri77%(47 flights)
  • Sat85%(47 flights)
  • Sun68%(47 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM(1 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM(9 flights)
  • 12–3 PM76%(284 flights)
  • 3–6 PM84%(37 flights)
  • 6–9 PM82%(17 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM(1 flights)
On-time trend by month
67%
Apr

Jun 90% → Apr 67% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202590%10
August 202580%40
September 202590%58
October 202590%62
November 202583%52
December 202540%38
January 202690%20
February 202677%22
March 202642%24
April 202667%12
Departures on time
79%
Diverted
0.3%
Flights flown
349
Months covered
12

Based on 363 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.