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DL 5260 on time

Delta Air Lines 5260: Newark to Raleigh at 2:30 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
74%
279 flights · likely 68–79%
Cancelled
4.3%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−7 min
median vs schedule
When late
+74 min
average delay
Similar flights
76%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 4 DL 5260 flights from Newark arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (26%); 4.3% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 7 minutes early.

DL 5260: EWR → RDU

Scheduled to leave Newark at 2:30 p.m. local time, operated by Endeavor Air as 9E 5260. Over the past year it arrived on time 74% of the time (279 flights), in line with other DL flights on the route at that hour (76%). Last seen in the data Aug 30, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Sep 2025: 80% on time (25 flights)80SepOct 2025: 70% on time (27 flights)70OctNov 2025: 83% on time (24 flights)83NovDec 2025: 71% on time (17 flights)71DecJan 2026: 86% on time (22 flights)86JanFeb 2026: 55% on time (22 flights)55FebMar 2026: 63% on time (27 flights)63MarApr 2026: 83% on time (18 flights)83AprMay 2026: 88% on time (25 flights)88MayJun 2026: 78% on time (23 flights)78JunJul 2026: 63% on time (24 flights)63JulAug 2026: 68% on time (25 flights)68Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday4772%
Tuesday4875%
Wednesday4883%
Thursday4779%
Friday4772%
Saturday1—
Sunday4159%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 60%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 25%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 14%Severe weather 1%

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Questions

How often is DL 5260 from EWR to RDU late?

Delta Air Lines 5260 from Newark, NJ to Raleigh/Durham, NC arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 26% of 279 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 4.3% were cancelled.

Flight numbers change. Figures cover flights with this airline, number and route only. "Likely range" is the 95% interval for the true on-time rate given the number of flights. This is history, not live status: check Delta Air Lines for today's flight. Method.