Flight Reliability
DL 5396 · Delta Air Lines
New York → BGR (LGA–BGR)
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WanderNerd Reliability Score
- 66%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 18 min
- Average arrival delay
- 9.7%
- Cancelled
- 8 min early
- Median arrival delay
Based on 320 historical flights. Data through May 2026.
What the data says
The late departure is the smart one here.
DL 5396 departing between 6–9 PM arrived on time 92% of the time, versus 64% between 9 PM–12 AM.
Thursdays have been rough.
DL 5396 arrived on time 88% of the time on Saturdays and just 57% on Thursdays. That gap is worth planning around.
Lagging the LGA–BGR route.
DL 5396 arrived on time 66% of the time, versus 78% across the LGA–BGR route.
Well behind the Delta Air Lines network.
DL 5396 arrived on time 66% of the time, versus 81% across the Delta Air Lines network.
The breakdown
- Mon76%(41 flights)
- Tue73%(45 flights)
- Wed57%(47 flights)
- Thu57%(44 flights)
- Fri67%(48 flights)
- Sat88%(16 flights)
- Sun60%(48 flights)
- 3–6 PM—(7 flights)
- 6–9 PM92%(12 flights)
- 9 PM–12 AM64%(270 flights)
72%
May
Jun 63% → May 72% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 63% | 16 |
| July 2025 | 50% | 20 |
| August 2025 | 84% | 25 |
| September 2025 | 83% | 24 |
| October 2025 | 68% | 25 |
| November 2025 | 55% | 22 |
| December 2025 | 54% | 26 |
| January 2026 | 96% | 22 |
| February 2026 | 73% | 22 |
| March 2026 | 57% | 28 |
| April 2026 | 43% | 30 |
| May 2026 | 72% | 29 |
- Departures on time
- 67%
- Diverted
- 0%
- Flights flown
- 289
- Months covered
- 12
Same route, other flights
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Based on 320 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.