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Flight Reliability

DL 961 · Delta Air Lines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and DL 961 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

87%
Arrive within 15 minutes
1 min
Average arrival delay
3.2%
Cancelled
7 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 711 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon85%(97 flights)
  • Tue87%(102 flights)
  • Wed86%(102 flights)
  • Thu85%(100 flights)
  • Fri90%(99 flights)
  • Sat90%(89 flights)
  • Sun87%(97 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM87%(248 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM88%(413 flights)
  • 12–3 PM72%(25 flights)
On-time trend by month
78%
May

Jun 71% → May 78% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202571%58
July 202594%62
August 202588%59
September 202592%60
October 202592%62
November 202586%59
December 202579%43
January 202696%50
February 202696%56
March 202683%57
April 202688%60
May 202678%60
Departures on time
87%
Diverted
0.3%
Flights flown
686
Months covered
12

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Based on 711 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.