Flight Reliability
DL 5453 · Delta Air Lines
ABE → Atlanta (ABE–ATL)
74
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
- 84%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 4 min
- Average arrival delay
- 3.8%
- Cancelled
- 13 min early
- Median arrival delay
Based on 340 historical flights. Data through May 2026.
What the data says
Saturdays have been rough.
DL 5453 arrived on time 92% of the time on Fridays and just 76% on Saturdays. That gap is worth planning around.
A bit ahead of the ABE–ATL route.
DL 5453 arrived on time 84% of the time, versus 80% across the ABE–ATL route.
A bit ahead of the Delta Air Lines network.
DL 5453 arrived on time 84% of the time, versus 81% across the Delta Air Lines network.
Keep a backup plan handy.
DL 5453 was cancelled 3.8% of the time. Typical for U.S. flights is around 1–2%.
The breakdown
- Mon83%(46 flights)
- Tue83%(46 flights)
- Wed88%(49 flights)
- Thu81%(47 flights)
- Fri92%(48 flights)
- Sat76%(45 flights)
- Sun88%(43 flights)
90%
Apr
Jun 96% → Apr 90% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 96% | 27 |
| July 2025 | 77% | 30 |
| August 2025 | 87% | 31 |
| September 2025 | 90% | 30 |
| October 2025 | 87% | 31 |
| November 2025 | 83% | 30 |
| December 2025 | 68% | 28 |
| January 2026 | 77% | 26 |
| February 2026 | 81% | 26 |
| March 2026 | 87% | 30 |
| April 2026 | 90% | 29 |
- Departures on time
- 91%
- Diverted
- 0.9%
- Flights flown
- 324
- Months covered
- 12
Same route, other flights
Keep nerding
Based on 340 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.