DTW → BUF Delta Air Lines

Delta Air Lines · Detroit, MI to Buffalo, NY · 1,527 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30 · aggregated across 49 flight numbers

This route is usually on time, but has a real long-delay tail — typical (median) delay is -8 min, while the worst 10% run +58 min or later.
On-time arrival
80%
Median delay
-8 min
90th percentile
+58 min
Cancellation rate
1%

How on-time is Delta Air Lines from DTW to BUF?

Across every Delta Air Lines flight number on DTW → BUF (1,527 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30), 80% arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. Median arrival delay -8 min; the worst 10% ran +58 min or later. 1% were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time1,20380%
16-30 min775%
31-60 min795%
61-120 min705%
2+ hrs755%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-0714371%+16 min
2025-0814281%+8 min
2025-0913791%-3 min
2025-1014690%-4 min
2025-1111083%+6 min
2025-1210562%+56 min
2026-018865%+24 min
2026-029578%+7 min
2026-0311778%+27 min
2026-0412988%0 min
2026-0514879%+10 min
2026-0614485%+13 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon22077%
Tue22479%
Wed22081%
Thu22686%
Fri21780%
Sat18479%
Sun21376%

Based on US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics on-time data. Loading the full breakdown…