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Flight Reliability

DL 5486 · Delta Air Lines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and DL 5486 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

76%
Arrive within 15 minutes
31 min
Average arrival delay
2.5%
Cancelled
8 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 120 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon87%(15 flights)
  • Tue83%(18 flights)
  • Wed77%(17 flights)
  • Thu73%(15 flights)
  • Fri71%(17 flights)
  • Sat78%(18 flights)
  • Sun63%(16 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM89%(28 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM(2 flights)
  • 12–3 PM(5 flights)
  • 3–6 PM72%(61 flights)
  • 6–9 PM68%(19 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM(1 flights)
On-time trend by month
70%
Mar

Jun 88% → Mar 70% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202588%24
December 202569%16
January 202660%25
February 202682%27
March 202670%10
Departures on time
74%
Diverted
0.8%
Flights flown
116
Months covered
9

Based on 120 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.