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Flight Reliability

DL 5471 · Delta Air Lines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and DL 5471 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

62%
Arrive within 15 minutes
28 min
Average arrival delay
2.3%
Cancelled
0 min
Median arrival delay

Based on 130 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon63%(19 flights)
  • Tue55%(20 flights)
  • Wed63%(16 flights)
  • Thu65%(17 flights)
  • Fri62%(21 flights)
  • Sat77%(13 flights)
  • Sun58%(19 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 12–3 PM71%(41 flights)
  • 3–6 PM59%(63 flights)
  • 6–9 PM55%(20 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM(1 flights)
On-time trend by month
59%
May

Dec 36% → May 59% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
December 202536%11
January 202664%28
February 202671%14
April 202675%16
May 202659%46
Departures on time
59%
Diverted
1.5%
Flights flown
125
Months covered
7

Based on 130 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.