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Flight Reliability

DL 5788 · Delta Air Lines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and DL 5788 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

80%
Arrive within 15 minutes
5 min
Average arrival delay
4.4%
Cancelled
10 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 387 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon82%(61 flights)
  • Tue72%(64 flights)
  • Wed83%(59 flights)
  • Thu79%(57 flights)
  • Fri80%(59 flights)
  • Sat—(9 flights)
  • Sun81%(59 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM88%(138 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM85%(79 flights)
  • 3–6 PM—(5 flights)
  • 6–9 PM69%(146 flights)
On-time trend by month
85%
May

Jun 89% → May 85% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202589%44
July 202571%51
August 202598%51
September 202576%33
October 202542%24
November 202573%22
December 202571%17
January 202690%20
February 202673%22
March 202686%28
April 202683%30
May 202685%26
Departures on time
79%
Diverted
0.5%
Flights flown
368
Months covered
12

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Based on 387 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.