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Flight Reliability

DL 5801 · Delta Air Lines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and DL 5801 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

71%
Arrive within 15 minutes
15 min
Average arrival delay
4.9%
Cancelled
2 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 288 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon65%(40 flights)
  • Tue84%(44 flights)
  • Wed73%(37 flights)
  • Thu65%(40 flights)
  • Fri71%(42 flights)
  • Sat89%(27 flights)
  • Sun56%(43 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM83%(12 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM83%(58 flights)
  • 12–3 PM75%(44 flights)
  • 3–6 PM(1 flights)
  • 6–9 PM69%(111 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM53%(47 flights)
On-time trend by month
83%
May

Jun 60% → May 83% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202560%25
July 202546%24
August 202584%25
September 202554%24
October 202559%22
December 202569%13
February 202675%12
March 202671%52
April 202685%40
May 202683%24
Departures on time
69%
Diverted
0.3%
Flights flown
273
Months covered
12

Based on 288 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.