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Flight Reliability

DL 5797 · Delta Air Lines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and DL 5797 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

75%
Arrive within 15 minutes
8 min
Average arrival delay
7.3%
Cancelled
7 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 331 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon76%(45 flights)
  • Tue74%(49 flights)
  • Wed77%(48 flights)
  • Thu75%(40 flights)
  • Fri80%(50 flights)
  • Sat88%(25 flights)
  • Sun62%(47 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM86%(132 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM(3 flights)
  • 3–6 PM67%(12 flights)
  • 6–9 PM(9 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM65%(148 flights)
On-time trend by month
93%
May

Jun 58% → May 93% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202558%24
July 202567%18
August 202578%23
September 202592%25
October 202557%28
November 202561%28
December 202569%26
January 202679%24
February 202677%22
March 202685%26
April 202680%30
May 202693%30
Departures on time
75%
Diverted
0.9%
Flights flown
304
Months covered
12

Based on 331 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.