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Flight Reliability

DL 5857 · Delta Air Lines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and DL 5857 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

75%
Arrive within 15 minutes
6 min
Average arrival delay
1.5%
Cancelled
5 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 204 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon73%(26 flights)
  • Tue79%(28 flights)
  • Wed64%(28 flights)
  • Thu80%(25 flights)
  • Fri74%(31 flights)
  • Sat73%(41 flights)
  • Sun81%(21 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 9 AM–12 PM82%(27 flights)
  • 12–3 PM75%(128 flights)
  • 3–6 PM70%(43 flights)
  • 6–9 PM(1 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM(1 flights)
On-time trend by month
77%
May

Jun 71% → May 77% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202571%17
July 202573%22
August 202573%11
December 202574%27
January 202674%27
February 202679%14
April 202667%18
May 202677%52
Departures on time
81%
Diverted
0.5%
Flights flown
200
Months covered
12

Based on 204 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.