DTW → CLE Delta Air Lines

Delta Air Lines · Detroit, MI to Cleveland, OH · 1,859 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30 · aggregated across 71 flight numbers

This route is usually on time, but has a real long-delay tail — typical (median) delay is -6 min, while the worst 10% run +69 min or later.
On-time arrival
75%
Median delay
-6 min
90th percentile
+69 min
Cancellation rate
1%

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

Across every Delta Air Lines flight number on DTW → CLE (1,859 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30), 75% arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. Median arrival delay -6 min; the worst 10% ran +69 min or later. 1% were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time1,38175%
16-30 min1347%
31-60 min1126%
61-120 min1277%
2+ hrs875%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-0717566%+30 min
2025-0817480%+9 min
2025-0916789%+1 min
2025-1017691%-5 min
2025-1113978%+15 min
2025-1212554%+44 min
2026-0113854%+35 min
2026-0213263%+25 min
2026-0315072%+14 min
2026-0414786%+6 min
2026-0514978%+14 min
2026-0616979%+4 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon26869%
Tue27679%
Wed26975%
Thu26778%
Fri26572%
Sat22781%
Sun26971%

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