DL1686 DTW → PHL

Delta Air Lines · Detroit, MI to Philadelphia, PA · 223 flights observed, 2025-07-06 to 2026-06-26 · 453 mi

This flight is usually on time, but has a real long-delay tail — typical (median) delay is -4 min, while the worst 10% run +102 min or later.

DL1686 covers more than one route in the data window — the stats below are for DTW → PHL, the one it has flown most recently. The others are linked under “Other routes”.

On-time arrival
71%
Median delay
-4 min
90th percentile
+102 min
Cancellation rate
3%

How often is DL1686 on time?

Across 223 flights on DTW → PHL from 2025-07-06 to 2026-06-26, DL1686 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 71% of the time. The median arrival delay was -4 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +102 min or later. 3% of flights were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time15471%
16-30 min146%
31-60 min146%
61-120 min188%
2+ hrs178%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-072245%+64 min
2025-082045%+40 min
2025-091788%+4 min
2025-102383%+9 min
2025-111867%+13 min
2025-121771%+34 min
2026-012677%+12 min
2026-022789%-2 min
2026-03786%-2 min
2026-051867%+21 min
2026-062268%+19 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon3571%
Tue3482%
Wed3560%
Thu3571%
Fri3672%
Sat1080%
Sun3266%

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