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DL 4053 on time

Delta Air Lines 4053: Mission to Austin at 5:20 p.m.; Austin to Mission at 2:55 p.m. (past 12 months). Figures below the title are for MFE → AUS, its busiest leg

On time
85%
185 flights · likely 80–90%
Cancelled
0.5%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−18 min
median vs schedule
When late
+139 min
average delay
Similar flights
84%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 7 DL 4053 flights from Mission arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (15%); 0.5% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 18 minutes early.

DL 4053: MFE → AUS

Scheduled to leave Mission at 5:20 p.m. local time, operated by SkyWest as OO 4053. Over the past year it arrived on time 85% of the time (185 flights), in line with other DL flights on the route at that hour (84%). Last seen in the data Aug 30, 2026.

Usually Delta Air Lines's last flight of the day from Mission to Austin (100% of days). Delta Air Lines's last MFE–AUS flight was cancelled 0.3% of the time, against 0.6% for its earlier ones. If it's cancelled, the next Delta Air Lines flight is usually around 5:20 a.m. the next morning.

Month by month

40%70%100%Apr 2025: 62% on time (26 flights)62AprMay 2025: 52% on time (25 flights)52MayJun 2025: too few flights (6 flights)JunDec 2025: too few flights (10 flights)DecJan 2026: 92% on time (26 flights)92JanFeb 2026: 87% on time (23 flights)87FebMar 2026: 96% on time (27 flights)96MarApr 2026: 81% on time (26 flights)81AprMay 2026: too few flights (5 flights)MayJun 2026: 85% on time (20 flights)85JunJul 2026: 74% on time (23 flights)74JulAug 2026: 84% on time (25 flights)84Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday3281%
Tuesday3297%
Wednesday2997%
Thursday3077%
Friday3083%
Saturday3—
Sunday2979%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 70%Severe weather 30%

All flights MFE → AUS · Connecting off DL 4053? Check the risk

DL 4053: AUS → MFE

Scheduled to leave Austin at 2:55 p.m. local time, operated by SkyWest as OO 4053. Over the past year it arrived on time 82% of the time (140 flights), in line with other DL flights on the route at that hour (82%). Last seen in the data Aug 30, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Sep 2024: 86% on time (22 flights)86SepOct 2024: too few flights (6 flights)OctDec 2024: too few flights (10 flights)DecDec 2025: too few flights (12 flights)DecJan 2026: too few flights (4 flights)JanFeb 2026: too few flights (14 flights)FebMar 2026: 97% on time (30 flights)97MarApr 2026: too few flights (12 flights)AprJun 2026: 80% on time (20 flights)80JunJul 2026: 83% on time (23 flights)83JulAug 2026: 84% on time (25 flights)84Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday2273%
Tuesday2286%
Wednesday2186%
Thursday2286%
Friday2282%
Saturday8—
Sunday2378%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 79%Severe weather 14%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 7%

All flights AUS → MFE · Connecting off DL 4053? Check the risk

Questions

How often is DL 4053 from MFE to AUS late?

Delta Air Lines 4053 from Mission/McAllen/Edinburg, TX to Austin, TX arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 15% of 185 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 0.5% were cancelled.

How often is DL 4053 from AUS to MFE late?

Delta Air Lines 4053 from Austin, TX to Mission/McAllen/Edinburg, TX arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 18% of 140 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 0.0% 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.