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Flight Reliability

DL 5394 · Delta Air Lines

New York → ITH (JFKITH)

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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

On-time by weekday
  • Mon70%(47 flights)
  • Tue79%(47 flights)
  • Wed77%(43 flights)
  • Thu67%(46 flights)
  • Fri78%(49 flights)
  • Sat76%(50 flights)
  • Sun68%(47 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 9 AM–12 PM(1 flights)
  • 3–6 PM(4 flights)
  • 6–9 PM(5 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM73%(319 flights)
On-time trend by month
82%
May

Jun 57% → May 82% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202557%28
July 202585%20
August 202580%30
September 202593%28
October 202583%30
November 202585%27
December 202552%27
January 202672%29
February 202660%25
March 202662%29
April 202672%29
May 202682%27
Departures on time
69%
Diverted
0.8%
Flights flown
329
Months covered
12

Same route, other flights

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.