Flight OddsDTW → DCA Delta Air Lines
Delta Air Lines · Detroit, MI to Washington, DC · 1,754 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30 · aggregated across 11 flight numbers
On-time arrival
70%
Median delay
-3 min
90th percentile
+56 min
Cancellation rate
2%
How on-time is Delta Air Lines from DTW to DCA?
Across every Delta Air Lines flight number on DTW → DCA (1,754 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30), 70% arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. Median arrival delay -3 min; the worst 10% ran +56 min or later. 2% were cancelled.
Delay distribution
Arrival delay for completed flights (excludes cancellations and diversions).
| Arrival | Flights | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Early / on-time | 1,188 | 70% |
| 16-30 min | 202 | 12% |
| 31-60 min | 159 | 9% |
| 61-120 min | 99 | 6% |
| 2+ hrs | 59 | 3% |
Performance by month
| Month | Flights | On-time | Avg delay |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07 | 141 | 59% | +32 min |
| 2025-08 | 149 | 80% | +1 min |
| 2025-09 | 140 | 83% | +1 min |
| 2025-10 | 150 | 85% | -1 min |
| 2025-11 | 142 | 63% | +16 min |
| 2025-12 | 135 | 65% | +13 min |
| 2026-01 | 137 | 56% | +18 min |
| 2026-02 | 133 | 62% | +11 min |
| 2026-03 | 142 | 63% | +21 min |
| 2026-04 | 144 | 69% | +11 min |
| 2026-05 | 149 | 77% | +12 min |
| 2026-06 | 145 | 69% | +15 min |
Performance by day of week
| Day | Flights | On-time |
|---|---|---|
| Mon | 251 | 68% |
| Tue | 256 | 73% |
| Wed | 250 | 69% |
| Thu | 253 | 64% |
| Fri | 242 | 65% |
| Sat | 211 | 84% |
| Sun | 244 | 66% |
DL flight numbers on DTW → DCA
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