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DL 5526 · Delta Air Lines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and DL 5526 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

84%
Arrive within 15 minutes
1 min
Average arrival delay
2.2%
Cancelled
13 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 594 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon86%(81 flights)
  • Tue74%(80 flights)
  • Wed84%(81 flights)
  • Thu83%(83 flights)
  • Fri82%(83 flights)
  • Sat87%(87 flights)
  • Sun91%(85 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM75%(61 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM86%(496 flights)
  • 12–3 PM64%(22 flights)
  • 3–6 PM—(1 flights)
On-time trend by month
90%
May

Jun 77% → May 90% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202577%48
July 202584%62
August 202590%20
September 2025100%40
October 202590%61
November 202587%54
December 202574%58
January 202662%34
February 202682%28
March 202677%53
April 202690%60
May 202690%62
Departures on time
86%
Diverted
0.2%
Flights flown
580
Months covered
12

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Based on 594 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.