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Flight Reliability

DL 5849 · Delta Air Lines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and DL 5849 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

80%
Arrive within 15 minutes
5 min
Average arrival delay
1.2%
Cancelled
9 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 408 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon71%(62 flights)
  • Tue79%(61 flights)
  • Wed85%(59 flights)
  • Thu78%(59 flights)
  • Fri83%(63 flights)
  • Sat85%(61 flights)
  • Sun82%(38 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM—(6 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM87%(119 flights)
  • 12–3 PM77%(184 flights)
  • 3–6 PM79%(52 flights)
  • 6–9 PM74%(42 flights)
On-time trend by month
78%
May

Jun 83% → May 78% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202583%40
July 202575%48
August 202579%42
September 202579%38
October 202576%55
November 202587%46
December 202588%41
March 202670%23
April 202692%12
May 202678%51
Departures on time
81%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
403
Months covered
12

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Based on 408 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.