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Flight Reliability

DL 5608 · Delta Air Lines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and DL 5608 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

86%
Arrive within 15 minutes
5 min early
Average arrival delay
1.8%
Cancelled
16 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 618 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon87%(95 flights)
  • Tue88%(99 flights)
  • Wed81%(100 flights)
  • Thu82%(99 flights)
  • Fri80%(96 flights)
  • Sat93%(14 flights)
  • Sun95%(102 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM88%(298 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM84%(305 flights)
  • 3–6 PM(2 flights)
On-time trend by month
85%
May

Jun 89% → May 85% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202589%55
July 202582%55
August 202594%54
September 202582%51
October 202593%54
November 202591%46
December 202574%43
January 202685%46
February 202681%47
March 202680%50
April 202690%52
May 202685%52
Departures on time
88%
Diverted
0.3%
Flights flown
605
Months covered
12

Based on 618 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.