Flight Reliability
DL 5391 · Delta Air Lines
CHO → New York (CHO–LGA)81% of its flights flew this route. The rest (CHA–ATL, CLE–DTW) are included in these numbers.
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Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
- 72%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 16 min
- Average arrival delay
- 2.5%
- Cancelled
- 8 min early
- Median arrival delay
Based on 280 historical flights. Data through May 2026.
What the data says
Morning-you made the right choice.
DL 5391 departing between 9 AM–12 PM arrived on time 76% of the time, versus 57% between 3–6 PM.
Skip Monday if you can.
DL 5391 arrived on time 79% of the time on Wednesdays. On Mondays: 64%.
A bit behind the CHO–LGA route.
DL 5391 arrived on time 72% of the time, versus 75% across the CHO–LGA route.
Lagging the Delta Air Lines network.
DL 5391 arrived on time 72% of the time, versus 81% across the Delta Air Lines network.
The breakdown
- Mon64%(45 flights)
- Tue72%(46 flights)
- Wed79%(47 flights)
- Thu74%(42 flights)
- Fri67%(46 flights)
- Sat—(2 flights)
- Sun76%(45 flights)
- 6–9 AM—(1 flights)
- 9 AM–12 PM76%(53 flights)
- 12–3 PM73%(198 flights)
- 3–6 PM57%(21 flights)
92%
May
Jun 63% → May 92% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 63% | 27 |
| July 2025 | 69% | 26 |
| August 2025 | 80% | 25 |
| September 2025 | 77% | 26 |
| October 2025 | 65% | 26 |
| November 2025 | 75% | 24 |
| December 2025 | 35% | 17 |
| January 2026 | 85% | 20 |
| February 2026 | 90% | 10 |
| March 2026 | 71% | 21 |
| April 2026 | 62% | 26 |
| May 2026 | 92% | 25 |
- Departures on time
- 81%
- Diverted
- 0%
- Flights flown
- 273
- Months covered
- 12
Same route, other flights
Keep nerding
Based on 280 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.