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Flight Reliability

DL 5687 · Delta Air Lines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and DL 5687 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

90%
Arrive within 15 minutes
5 min early
Average arrival delay
1.8%
Cancelled
14 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 384 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon90%(62 flights)
  • Tue92%(62 flights)
  • Wed92%(63 flights)
  • Thu81%(62 flights)
  • Fri92%(61 flights)
  • Sat91%(21 flights)
  • Sun91%(45 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM89%(359 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM92%(13 flights)
  • 12–3 PM—(4 flights)
On-time trend by month
94%
May

Jun 96% → May 94% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202596%25
July 202579%28
August 202596%26
September 202585%26
October 202570%27
November 2025100%23
December 202586%29
January 202691%22
February 202691%21
March 202694%46
April 202690%51
May 202694%52
Departures on time
89%
Diverted
0.3%
Flights flown
376
Months covered
12

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Based on 384 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.