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Flight Reliability

DL 5442 · Delta Air Lines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and DL 5442 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

79%
Arrive within 15 minutes
5 min
Average arrival delay
1.3%
Cancelled
8 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 229 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon66%(32 flights)
  • Tue94%(33 flights)
  • Wed79%(34 flights)
  • Thu88%(34 flights)
  • Fri96%(28 flights)
  • Sat68%(34 flights)
  • Sun62%(29 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 9 AM–12 PM80%(35 flights)
  • 12–3 PM79%(188 flights)
  • 3–6 PM(1 flights)
On-time trend by month
95%
Apr

Jun 64% → Apr 95% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202564%25
July 202573%51
August 202570%20
January 202679%24
February 202682%11
March 202685%48
April 202695%39
Departures on time
78%
Diverted
0.9%
Flights flown
224
Months covered
9

Based on 229 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.