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Flight Reliability

DL 5835 · Delta Air Lines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and DL 5835 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

88%
Arrive within 15 minutes
5 min early
Average arrival delay
1.8%
Cancelled
12 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 504 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon93%(73 flights)
  • Tue87%(77 flights)
  • Wed88%(74 flights)
  • Thu91%(75 flights)
  • Fri86%(76 flights)
  • Sat80%(50 flights)
  • Sun88%(69 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM90%(351 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM93%(60 flights)
  • 3–6 PM(3 flights)
  • 6–9 PM70%(10 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM76%(70 flights)
On-time trend by month
60%
May

Jun 95% → May 60% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202595%38
July 202589%47
August 202590%50
September 202595%57
October 202592%62
November 202590%57
December 202579%47
January 202676%29
February 202692%26
March 202683%30
April 2026100%26
May 202660%25
Departures on time
89%
Diverted
0.2%
Flights flown
494
Months covered
12

Based on 504 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.