DTW → EWR Delta Air Lines

Delta Air Lines · Detroit, MI to Newark, NJ · 1,633 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30 · aggregated across 13 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 +73 min or later.
On-time arrival
75%
Median delay
-6 min
90th percentile
+73 min
Cancellation rate
3%

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

Across every Delta Air Lines flight number on DTW → EWR (1,633 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30), 75% arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. Median arrival delay -6 min; the worst 10% ran +73 min or later. 3% were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time1,17475%
16-30 min956%
31-60 min1127%
61-120 min1238%
2+ hrs715%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-0713563%+27 min
2025-0814669%+21 min
2025-0914183%+12 min
2025-1015069%+15 min
2025-1113475%+9 min
2025-1211956%+31 min
2026-0111475%+12 min
2026-0210477%+0 min
2026-0313379%+6 min
2026-0413786%+1 min
2026-0513383%+6 min
2026-0612980%+11 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon23372%
Tue22881%
Wed22474%
Thu23776%
Fri23874%
Sat19277%
Sun22370%

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