Flight Reliability
DL 5388 · Delta Air Lines
New York → Syracuse (LGA–SYR)90% of its flights flew this route. The rest (RST–MSP, DTW–IND) are included in these numbers.
- 70%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 19 min
- Average arrival delay
- 4.7%
- Cancelled
- 8 min early
- Median arrival delay
Based on 258 historical flights. Data through May 2026.
What the data says
Morning-you made the right choice.
DL 5388 departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 96% of the time, versus 65% between 3–6 PM.
Thursdays have been rough.
DL 5388 arrived on time 81% of the time on Saturdays and just 63% on Thursdays. That gap is worth planning around.
Lagging the Delta Air Lines network.
DL 5388 arrived on time 70% of the time, versus 81% across the Delta Air Lines network.
Keep a backup plan handy.
DL 5388 was cancelled 4.7% of the time. Typical for U.S. flights is around 1–2%.
The breakdown
- Mon63%(35 flights)
- Tue71%(35 flights)
- Wed69%(32 flights)
- Thu63%(32 flights)
- Fri67%(36 flights)
- Sat81%(42 flights)
- Sun73%(33 flights)
- 6–9 AM96%(24 flights)
- 12–3 PM—(2 flights)
- 3–6 PM65%(198 flights)
- 6–9 PM86%(21 flights)
Jun 59% → May 84% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 59% | 29 |
| July 2025 | 72% | 25 |
| August 2025 | 74% | 31 |
| September 2025 | 63% | 30 |
| October 2025 | 53% | 30 |
| November 2025 | 64% | 28 |
| December 2025 | 67% | 18 |
| April 2026 | 95% | 20 |
| May 2026 | 84% | 25 |
- Departures on time
- 73%
- Diverted
- 0.4%
- Flights flown
- 245
- Months covered
- 12
Same route, other flights
Keep nerding
Based on 258 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.