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Flight Reliability

DL 5860 · Delta Air Lines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and DL 5860 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

65%
Arrive within 15 minutes
16 min
Average arrival delay
5.3%
Cancelled
8 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 281 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon74%(43 flights)
  • Tue59%(41 flights)
  • Wed73%(40 flights)
  • Thu57%(37 flights)
  • Fri64%(42 flights)
  • Sat65%(20 flights)
  • Sun61%(43 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM—(6 flights)
  • 12–3 PM73%(37 flights)
  • 3–6 PM69%(58 flights)
  • 6–9 PM62%(165 flights)
On-time trend by month
65%
May

Jun 58% → May 65% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202558%19
July 202559%22
August 202579%24
September 202532%25
October 202546%24
November 202578%23
December 202576%29
February 202685%13
March 202674%23
April 202660%30
May 202665%26
Departures on time
68%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
266
Months covered
12

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Based on 281 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.