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Flight Reliability

DL 5863 · Delta Air Lines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and DL 5863 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

85%
Arrive within 15 minutes
9 min
Average arrival delay
2.7%
Cancelled
7 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 255 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon85%(34 flights)
  • Tue82%(34 flights)
  • Wed94%(33 flights)
  • Thu85%(33 flights)
  • Fri82%(33 flights)
  • Sat83%(36 flights)
  • Sun82%(45 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM(8 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM91%(142 flights)
  • 12–3 PM81%(59 flights)
  • 3–6 PM62%(34 flights)
  • 6–9 PM(5 flights)
On-time trend by month
90%
Mar

Jun 89% → Mar 90% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202589%26
July 202589%26
August 202593%28
September 202596%25
October 202584%25
December 202560%20
January 202668%31
February 202687%23
March 202690%20
Departures on time
85%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
248
Months covered
12

Based on 255 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.