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Flight Reliability

DL 5635 · Delta Air Lines

New York → Indianapolis (LGAIND)90% of its flights flew this route. The rest (BNA–LGA, DTW–GRR) are included in these numbers.

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A Little Dicey
WanderNerd Reliability Score
73%
Arrive within 15 minutes
10 min
Average arrival delay
5.6%
Cancelled
7 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 341 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

DL 5635 departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 88% of the time, versus 72% between 3–6 PM.

Thursdays have been rough.

DL 5635 arrived on time 80% of the time on Tuesdays and just 64% on Thursdays. That gap is worth planning around.

Lagging the Delta Air Lines network.

DL 5635 arrived on time 73% of the time, versus 81% across the Delta Air Lines network.

Keep a backup plan handy.

DL 5635 was cancelled 5.6% of the time. Typical for U.S. flights is around 1–2%.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon79%(47 flights)
  • Tue80%(49 flights)
  • Wed75%(48 flights)
  • Thu64%(50 flights)
  • Fri72%(50 flights)
  • Sat73%(30 flights)
  • Sun71%(48 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM88%(16 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM(1 flights)
  • 12–3 PM88%(16 flights)
  • 3–6 PM72%(289 flights)
On-time trend by month
79%
May

Jun 58% → May 79% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202558%24
July 202569%26
August 202579%34
September 202589%28
October 202563%30
November 202567%27
December 202574%31
January 202680%25
February 202682%22
March 202664%25
April 202673%26
May 202679%24
Departures on time
77%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
322
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.