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Flight Reliability

DL 5531 · Delta Air Lines

New York → Tulsa (LGATUL)

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WanderNerd Reliability Score
63%
Arrive within 15 minutes
32 min
Average arrival delay
6.1%
Cancelled
3 min
Median arrival delay

Based on 163 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

DL 5531 arrived on time 73% of the time on Mondays and just 54% on Sundays. That gap is worth planning around.

Lagging the LGA–TUL route.

DL 5531 arrived on time 63% of the time, versus 70% across the LGA–TUL route.

Well behind the Delta Air Lines network.

DL 5531 arrived on time 63% of the time, versus 81% across the Delta Air Lines network.

Keep a backup plan handy.

DL 5531 was cancelled 6.1% of the time. Typical for U.S. flights is around 1–2%.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon73%(26 flights)
  • Tue64%(28 flights)
  • Wed62%(26 flights)
  • Thu61%(23 flights)
  • Fri63%(24 flights)
  • Sat(0 flights)
  • Sun54%(26 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 PM63%(147 flights)
  • 6–9 PM(6 flights)
On-time trend by month
44%
Dec

Jun 47% → Dec 44% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202547%19
July 202552%21
August 202584%25
September 202584%25
October 202562%26
November 202552%21
December 202544%16
Departures on time
67%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
153
Months covered
7

Based on 163 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.