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Flight Reliability

DL 869 · Delta Air Lines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and DL 869 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

71%
Arrive within 15 minutes
16 min
Average arrival delay
3.8%
Cancelled
6 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 503 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon68%(72 flights)
  • Tue80%(73 flights)
  • Wed75%(69 flights)
  • Thu58%(69 flights)
  • Fri77%(68 flights)
  • Sat74%(62 flights)
  • Sun68%(69 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM—(4 flights)
  • 12–3 PM76%(230 flights)
  • 3–6 PM67%(240 flights)
  • 6–9 PM—(8 flights)
On-time trend by month
77%
May

Jun 65% → May 77% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202565%49
July 202566%61
August 202579%56
September 202579%58
October 202570%57
November 202556%55
December 202567%45
January 202690%30
February 202685%13
April 202673%22
May 202677%30
Departures on time
75%
Diverted
0.4%
Flights flown
482
Months covered
12

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Based on 503 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.