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Flight Reliability

DL 5659 · Delta Air Lines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and DL 5659 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

65%
Arrive within 15 minutes
20 min
Average arrival delay
4.1%
Cancelled
2 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 344 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon68%(50 flights)
  • Tue69%(51 flights)
  • Wed76%(49 flights)
  • Thu66%(50 flights)
  • Fri52%(52 flights)
  • Sat74%(27 flights)
  • Sun57%(51 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 PM65%(310 flights)
  • 6–9 PM65%(20 flights)
On-time trend by month
64%
May

Jun 71% → May 64% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202571%24
July 202548%23
August 202583%24
September 202519%16
October 202542%26
November 202563%24
December 202576%29
January 202679%28
February 202673%26
March 202670%30
April 202673%30
May 202664%50
Departures on time
68%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
330
Months covered
12

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Based on 344 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.