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Flight Reliability

DL 5598 · Delta Air Lines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and DL 5598 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

81%
Arrive within 15 minutes
0 min
Average arrival delay
6.7%
Cancelled
9 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 386 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon78%(51 flights)
  • Tue73%(56 flights)
  • Wed83%(59 flights)
  • Thu87%(53 flights)
  • Fri78%(50 flights)
  • Sat81%(43 flights)
  • Sun83%(47 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM(1 flights)
  • 6–9 AM100%(35 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM78%(87 flights)
  • 12–3 PM80%(186 flights)
  • 3–6 PM61%(33 flights)
  • 6–9 PM94%(17 flights)
On-time trend by month
94%
May

Jul 100% → May 94% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
July 2025100%26
September 202567%30
October 202594%31
November 202583%24
December 202577%30
January 202682%44
February 202686%49
March 202658%50
April 202679%48
May 202694%16
Departures on time
83%
Diverted
0.3%
Flights flown
359
Months covered
12

Based on 386 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.