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Flight Reliability

DL 5490 · Delta Air Lines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and DL 5490 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

86%
Arrive within 15 minutes
4 min
Average arrival delay
1.5%
Cancelled
12 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 195 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon71%(24 flights)
  • Tue76%(29 flights)
  • Wed100%(28 flights)
  • Thu96%(28 flights)
  • Fri79%(28 flights)
  • Sat89%(26 flights)
  • Sun89%(27 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM91%(99 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM84%(32 flights)
  • 12–3 PM73%(30 flights)
  • 3–6 PM88%(16 flights)
  • 6–9 PM77%(13 flights)
On-time trend by month
71%
May

Sep 100% → May 71% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
September 2025100%20
October 202590%31
November 202586%28
December 202582%39
January 2026100%11
May 202671%42
Departures on time
88%
Diverted
1.0%
Flights flown
190
Months covered
9

Based on 195 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.