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Flight Reliability

DL 5846 · Delta Air Lines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and DL 5846 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

67%
Arrive within 15 minutes
14 min
Average arrival delay
0.4%
Cancelled
3 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 223 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon61%(28 flights)
  • Tue70%(30 flights)
  • Wed77%(26 flights)
  • Thu62%(26 flights)
  • Fri67%(30 flights)
  • Sat78%(49 flights)
  • Sun48%(31 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM87%(23 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM75%(16 flights)
  • 12–3 PM86%(55 flights)
  • 6–9 PM54%(126 flights)
On-time trend by month
81%
May

Jun 55% → May 81% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202555%29
July 202536%31
August 202548%31
September 202570%30
October 2025100%14
December 202590%10
April 202686%22
May 202681%31
Departures on time
74%
Diverted
0.9%
Flights flown
220
Months covered
12

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Based on 223 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.