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Flight Reliability

DL 5743 · Delta Air Lines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and DL 5743 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

69%
Arrive within 15 minutes
13 min
Average arrival delay
7.8%
Cancelled
5 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 295 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon70%(43 flights)
  • Tue69%(45 flights)
  • Wed74%(46 flights)
  • Thu72%(43 flights)
  • Fri63%(48 flights)
  • Sat86%(14 flights)
  • Sun56%(32 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM79%(67 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM89%(27 flights)
  • 12–3 PM62%(26 flights)
  • 3–6 PM56%(111 flights)
  • 6–9 PM100%(15 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM64%(25 flights)
On-time trend by month
70%
May

Sep 61% → May 70% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
September 202561%23
October 202552%25
November 202567%21
December 202567%21
January 202682%38
February 202685%26
March 202656%36
April 202670%37
May 202670%30
Departures on time
72%
Diverted
0.3%
Flights flown
271
Months covered
11

Based on 295 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.