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Flight Reliability

DL 5397 · Delta Air Lines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and DL 5397 moved between routes during this period. Numbers below combine all of them, so treat them as background, not a verdict. For a cleaner answer, check the route you are actually flying.

Combined across all its routes

68%
Arrive within 15 minutes
26 min
Average arrival delay
8.8%
Cancelled
0 min
Median arrival delay

Based on 136 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon62%(21 flights)
  • Tue80%(20 flights)
  • Wed55%(20 flights)
  • Thu71%(17 flights)
  • Fri60%(20 flights)
  • Sat(3 flights)
  • Sun78%(23 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 9 AM–12 PM(1 flights)
  • 3–6 PM66%(50 flights)
  • 6–9 PM69%(51 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM68%(22 flights)
On-time trend by month
60%
Apr

Jan 65% → Apr 60% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
January 202665%23
February 202664%22
March 202659%22
April 202660%25
Departures on time
65%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
124
Months covered
10

Based on 136 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.