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Flight Reliability

DL 5591 · Delta Air Lines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and DL 5591 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

68%
Arrive within 15 minutes
11 min
Average arrival delay
9.1%
Cancelled
6 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 341 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon67%(46 flights)
  • Tue71%(48 flights)
  • Wed67%(43 flights)
  • Thu60%(35 flights)
  • Fri63%(40 flights)
  • Sat83%(48 flights)
  • Sun64%(50 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM91%(21 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM80%(54 flights)
  • 12–3 PM63%(60 flights)
  • 3–6 PM83%(24 flights)
  • 6–9 PM61%(151 flights)
On-time trend by month
89%
May

Jun 43% → May 89% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202543%21
July 202554%24
August 202587%30
September 202589%26
October 202556%25
November 202536%22
December 202556%25
January 202690%10
March 202663%35
April 202671%48
May 202689%36
Departures on time
75%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
310
Months covered
12

Based on 341 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.