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Flight Reliability

DL 5796 · Delta Air Lines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and DL 5796 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

73%
Arrive within 15 minutes
9 min
Average arrival delay
7.0%
Cancelled
6 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 357 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon64%(50 flights)
  • Tue80%(55 flights)
  • Wed71%(52 flights)
  • Thu75%(51 flights)
  • Fri74%(54 flights)
  • Sat82%(22 flights)
  • Sun67%(48 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM89%(26 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM(7 flights)
  • 12–3 PM76%(94 flights)
  • 3–6 PM80%(51 flights)
  • 6–9 PM68%(37 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM64%(117 flights)
On-time trend by month
89%
May

Jun 57% → May 89% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202557%28
July 202558%19
August 202592%25
September 202576%25
October 202554%24
November 202550%22
December 202576%25
January 202674%42
February 202681%48
March 202680%35
April 202655%11
May 202689%28
Departures on time
74%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
332
Months covered
12

Based on 357 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.