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Flight Reliability

DL 5498 · Delta Air Lines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and DL 5498 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

71%
Arrive within 15 minutes
12 min
Average arrival delay
0%
Cancelled
6 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 102 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon55%(11 flights)
  • Tue81%(21 flights)
  • Wed65%(17 flights)
  • Thu82%(11 flights)
  • Fri80%(15 flights)
  • Sat55%(11 flights)
  • Sun69%(16 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM(1 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM(6 flights)
  • 12–3 PM81%(43 flights)
  • 3–6 PM58%(31 flights)
  • 6–9 PM62%(21 flights)
On-time trend by month
61%
May

Jun 100% → May 61% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 2025100%12
December 202580%10
January 202658%19
February 202685%13
May 202661%41
Departures on time
75%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
102
Months covered
8

Based on 102 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.