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DL 5536 · Delta Air Lines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and DL 5536 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
3 min
Average arrival delay
0.8%
Cancelled
6 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 477 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon77%(70 flights)
  • Tue79%(70 flights)
  • Wed86%(66 flights)
  • Thu91%(66 flights)
  • Fri77%(69 flights)
  • Sat84%(62 flights)
  • Sun94%(69 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM90%(91 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM82%(357 flights)
  • 3–6 PM91%(21 flights)
  • 6–9 PM—(3 flights)
On-time trend by month
75%
May

Jun 85% → May 75% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202585%60
July 202584%61
August 202583%41
September 202587%30
October 202594%31
November 202581%26
December 202576%37
January 202688%33
February 202692%24
March 202689%27
April 202685%46
May 202675%56
Departures on time
86%
Diverted
0.2%
Flights flown
472
Months covered
12

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Based on 477 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.