DL5288 CVG → DTW

Delta Air Lines · Cincinnati, OH to Detroit, MI · 129 flights observed, 2025-08-11 to 2025-12-19 · 229 mi

This flight has been getting less reliable recently — 2025-12's on-time rate (58%) is well below the 87% average from earlier months.

DL5288 covers more than one route in the data window — the stats below are for CVG → DTW, the one it has flown most recently. The others are linked under “Other routes”.

On-time arrival
84%
Median delay
-14 min
90th percentile
+43 min
Cancellation rate
1%

How often is DL5288 on time?

Across 129 flights on CVG → DTW from 2025-08-11 to 2025-12-19, DL5288 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 84% of the time. The median arrival delay was -14 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +43 min or later. 1% of flights were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time10784%
16-30 min54%
31-60 min65%
61-120 min65%
2+ hrs43%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-082176%+7 min
2025-093093%-10 min
2025-103093%-14 min
2025-112886%-6 min
2025-121958%+38 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon1989%
Tue1974%
Wed19100%
Thu1782%
Fri1979%
Sat1794%
Sun1867%

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