DL5216 DTW → JFK

Delta Air Lines · Detroit, MI to New York, NY · 345 flights observed, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30 · 509 mi

This flight is usually on time, but has a real long-delay tail — typical (median) delay is -11 min, while the worst 10% run +52 min or later.

DL5216 covers more than one route in the data window — the stats below are for DTW → JFK, the one it has flown most recently. The others are linked under “Other routes”.

On-time arrival
83%
Median delay
-11 min
90th percentile
+52 min
Cancellation rate
2%

How often is DL5216 on time?

Across 345 flights on DTW → JFK from 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30, DL5216 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 83% of the time. The median arrival delay was -11 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +52 min or later. 2% of flights were cancelled.

Delay distribution

Arrival delay for completed flights (excludes cancellations and diversions).

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time28083%
16-30 min165%
31-60 min134%
61-120 min216%
2+ hrs93%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-073194%-10 min
2025-082896%-15 min
2025-0929100%-6 min
2025-103187%0 min
2025-112986%-2 min
2025-121856%+56 min
2026-012580%+18 min
2026-022673%+10 min
2026-033177%+0 min
2026-043083%+0 min
2026-053177%+6 min
2026-063070%+11 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon4875%
Tue5088%
Wed5078%
Thu5084%
Fri4984%
Sat4589%
Sun4781%

Based on US Department of Transportation Bureau of Transportation Statistics on-time data. Loading live conditions and full charts…