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Flight Reliability

DL 5661 · Delta Air Lines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and DL 5661 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
3 min
Average arrival delay
3.2%
Cancelled
12 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 464 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon88%(59 flights)
  • Tue70%(63 flights)
  • Wed82%(60 flights)
  • Thu77%(62 flights)
  • Fri83%(66 flights)
  • Sat80%(71 flights)
  • Sun85%(68 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM(2 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM78%(89 flights)
  • 12–3 PM83%(295 flights)
  • 3–6 PM86%(22 flights)
  • 6–9 PM71%(41 flights)
On-time trend by month
67%
May

Jun 77% → May 67% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202577%57
July 202585%59
August 202589%61
September 202593%60
October 202577%60
November 202571%21
December 202576%21
January 202668%31
February 202684%25
March 202680%10
April 202680%20
May 202667%24
Departures on time
83%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
449
Months covered
12

Based on 464 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.