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Flight Reliability

DL 5826 · Delta Air Lines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and DL 5826 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

77%
Arrive within 15 minutes
10 min
Average arrival delay
1.7%
Cancelled
7 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 520 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon76%(72 flights)
  • Tue72%(75 flights)
  • Wed83%(75 flights)
  • Thu64%(73 flights)
  • Fri77%(73 flights)
  • Sat86%(70 flights)
  • Sun78%(72 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM85%(110 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM91%(128 flights)
  • 12–3 PM65%(182 flights)
  • 3–6 PM75%(55 flights)
  • 6–9 PM60%(35 flights)
On-time trend by month
82%
Apr

Jun 85% → Apr 82% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202585%60
July 202578%60
August 202590%62
September 202563%59
October 202569%61
November 202578%58
December 202576%38
January 202682%22
February 202669%26
March 202656%27
April 202682%28
Departures on time
81%
Diverted
0.2%
Flights flown
510
Months covered
12

Based on 520 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.