Flight OddsDCA → DTW Delta Air Lines
Delta Air Lines · Washington, DC to Detroit, MI · 1,754 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30 · aggregated across 12 flight numbers
On-time arrival
80%
Median delay
-11 min
90th percentile
+52 min
Cancellation rate
2%
How on-time is Delta Air Lines from DCA to DTW?
Across every Delta Air Lines flight number on DCA → DTW (1,754 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30), 80% arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. Median arrival delay -11 min; the worst 10% ran +52 min or later. 2% were cancelled.
Delay distribution
Arrival delay for completed flights (excludes cancellations and diversions).
| Arrival | Flights | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Early / on-time | 1,372 | 80% |
| 16-30 min | 87 | 5% |
| 31-60 min | 105 | 6% |
| 61-120 min | 81 | 5% |
| 2+ hrs | 66 | 4% |
Performance by month
| Month | Flights | On-time | Avg delay |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07 | 144 | 69% | +26 min |
| 2025-08 | 147 | 86% | -5 min |
| 2025-09 | 143 | 90% | +0 min |
| 2025-10 | 150 | 93% | -12 min |
| 2025-11 | 142 | 76% | +9 min |
| 2025-12 | 134 | 74% | +8 min |
| 2026-01 | 136 | 77% | +6 min |
| 2026-02 | 133 | 78% | -3 min |
| 2026-03 | 144 | 76% | +28 min |
| 2026-04 | 144 | 79% | +3 min |
| 2026-05 | 149 | 83% | +12 min |
| 2026-06 | 145 | 80% | +14 min |
Performance by day of week
| Day | Flights | On-time |
|---|---|---|
| Mon | 251 | 78% |
| Tue | 258 | 81% |
| Wed | 248 | 79% |
| Thu | 252 | 79% |
| Fri | 245 | 78% |
| Sat | 211 | 89% |
| Sun | 246 | 79% |
DL flight numbers on DCA → DTW
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