Flight Reliability
DL 5394 · Delta Air Lines
New York → ITH (JFK–ITH)
36
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WanderNerd Reliability Score
- 74%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 24 min
- Average arrival delay
- 8.8%
- Cancelled
- 12 min early
- Median arrival delay
Based on 364 historical flights. Data through May 2026.
What the data says
Thursday is the weak spot.
DL 5394 arrived on time 79% of the time on Tuesdays. On Thursdays: 67%.
A bit behind the JFK–ITH route.
DL 5394 arrived on time 74% of the time, versus 78% across the JFK–ITH route.
Lagging the Delta Air Lines network.
DL 5394 arrived on time 74% of the time, versus 81% across the Delta Air Lines network.
Keep a backup plan handy.
DL 5394 was cancelled 8.8% of the time. Typical for U.S. flights is around 1–2%.
The breakdown
- Mon70%(47 flights)
- Tue79%(47 flights)
- Wed77%(43 flights)
- Thu67%(46 flights)
- Fri78%(49 flights)
- Sat76%(50 flights)
- Sun68%(47 flights)
- 9 AM–12 PM—(1 flights)
- 3–6 PM—(4 flights)
- 6–9 PM—(5 flights)
- 9 PM–12 AM73%(319 flights)
82%
May
Jun 57% → May 82% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 57% | 28 |
| July 2025 | 85% | 20 |
| August 2025 | 80% | 30 |
| September 2025 | 93% | 28 |
| October 2025 | 83% | 30 |
| November 2025 | 85% | 27 |
| December 2025 | 52% | 27 |
| January 2026 | 72% | 29 |
| February 2026 | 60% | 25 |
| March 2026 | 62% | 29 |
| April 2026 | 72% | 29 |
| May 2026 | 82% | 27 |
- Departures on time
- 69%
- Diverted
- 0.8%
- Flights flown
- 329
- Months covered
- 12
Same route, other flights
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Based on 364 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.