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DL 796 · Delta Air Lines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and DL 796 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

79%
Arrive within 15 minutes
10 min
Average arrival delay
0.7%
Cancelled
5 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 694 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon73%(100 flights)
  • Tue82%(100 flights)
  • Wed82%(98 flights)
  • Thu76%(100 flights)
  • Fri85%(96 flights)
  • Sat75%(96 flights)
  • Sun82%(95 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 9 AM–12 PM79%(335 flights)
  • 12–3 PM79%(350 flights)
On-time trend by month
75%
May

Jun 59% → May 75% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202559%58
July 202580%59
August 202595%59
September 202583%58
October 202589%62
November 202576%59
December 202571%62
January 202674%54
February 202675%56
March 202682%60
April 202698%42
May 202675%56
Departures on time
80%
Diverted
0.6%
Flights flown
685
Months covered
12

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Based on 694 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.