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Flight Reliability

DL 701 · Delta Air Lines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and DL 701 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

81%
Arrive within 15 minutes
7 min
Average arrival delay
2.3%
Cancelled
4 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 309 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon81%(53 flights)
  • Tue89%(44 flights)
  • Wed86%(43 flights)
  • Thu74%(54 flights)
  • Fri95%(43 flights)
  • Sat70%(20 flights)
  • Sun69%(45 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM(4 flights)
  • 6–9 AM86%(28 flights)
  • 12–3 PM80%(25 flights)
  • 3–6 PM82%(203 flights)
  • 6–9 PM71%(42 flights)
On-time trend by month
95%
May

Jun 80% → May 95% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202580%10
July 202582%50
August 202583%36
September 202585%27
October 202596%26
November 202575%24
December 202574%27
January 202663%30
February 202677%26
March 202679%14
April 202692%13
May 202695%19
Departures on time
82%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
302
Months covered
12

Based on 309 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.