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Flight Reliability

DL 5642 · Delta Air Lines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and DL 5642 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
1 min
Average arrival delay
2.1%
Cancelled
11 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 377 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon85%(53 flights)
  • Tue84%(55 flights)
  • Wed93%(55 flights)
  • Thu84%(51 flights)
  • Fri83%(52 flights)
  • Sat89%(53 flights)
  • Sun86%(50 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM80%(50 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM93%(43 flights)
  • 12–3 PM86%(110 flights)
  • 3–6 PM85%(143 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM96%(23 flights)
On-time trend by month
93%
May

Jul 88% → May 93% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
July 202588%33
August 2025100%26
September 202590%50
October 202587%61
November 202589%54
December 202585%48
March 202674%19
April 202679%42
May 202693%15
Departures on time
86%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
369
Months covered
12

Based on 377 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.