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Flight Reliability

DL 882 · Delta Air Lines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and DL 882 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

90%
Arrive within 15 minutes
6 min early
Average arrival delay
2.4%
Cancelled
12 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 538 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon84%(77 flights)
  • Tue94%(71 flights)
  • Wed94%(72 flights)
  • Thu90%(80 flights)
  • Fri90%(79 flights)
  • Sat84%(69 flights)
  • Sun91%(76 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 9 AM–12 PM92%(212 flights)
  • 12–3 PM91%(196 flights)
  • 3–6 PM78%(36 flights)
  • 6–9 PM85%(79 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM(1 flights)
On-time trend by month
78%
May

Jun 93% → May 78% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202593%58
July 202589%62
August 202593%59
September 202593%60
October 202595%62
November 202593%54
December 202584%49
January 202689%27
February 202686%22
March 202684%31
April 202677%22
May 202678%18
Departures on time
87%
Diverted
0.2%
Flights flown
524
Months covered
12

Based on 538 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.