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DL 5462 · Delta Air Lines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and DL 5462 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

90%
Arrive within 15 minutes
3 min early
Average arrival delay
2.2%
Cancelled
13 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 507 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon84%(75 flights)
  • Tue82%(68 flights)
  • Wed89%(74 flights)
  • Thu94%(71 flights)
  • Fri99%(71 flights)
  • Sat87%(63 flights)
  • Sun91%(74 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM91%(306 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM92%(167 flights)
  • 12–3 PM—(1 flights)
  • 3–6 PM—(8 flights)
  • 6–9 PM64%(14 flights)
On-time trend by month
84%
May

Jun 67% → May 84% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202567%46
July 202593%44
August 202587%62
September 2025100%60
October 202595%56
November 202585%48
December 202592%38
January 202689%26
February 202692%26
March 202693%29
April 202697%30
May 202684%31
Departures on time
89%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
496
Months covered
12

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Based on 507 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.