DL1686 PHL → DTW

Delta Air Lines · Philadelphia, PA to Detroit, MI · 222 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 -14 min, while the worst 10% run +107 min or later.

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

On-time arrival
72%
Median delay
-14 min
90th percentile
+107 min
Cancellation rate
3%

How often is DL1686 on time?

Across 222 flights on PHL → DTW from 2025-07-06 to 2026-06-26, DL1686 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 72% of the time. The median arrival delay was -14 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +107 min or later. 3% of flights were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time15672%
16-30 min136%
31-60 min136%
61-120 min167%
2+ hrs188%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-072241%+74 min
2025-082055%+27 min
2025-091788%-2 min
2025-102378%-3 min
2025-111878%+39 min
2025-121675%+34 min
2026-012665%+14 min
2026-022793%-8 min
2026-03786%-12 min
2026-051872%-4 min
2026-062273%+13 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon3577%
Tue3491%
Wed3557%
Thu3577%
Fri3571%
Sat1080%
Sun3256%

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