DTW → IAD Delta Air Lines

Delta Air Lines · Detroit, MI to Washington, DC · 1,172 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30 · aggregated across 35 flight numbers

This route is usually on time, but has a real long-delay tail — typical (median) delay is -4 min, while the worst 10% run +77 min or later.
On-time arrival
73%
Median delay
-4 min
90th percentile
+77 min
Cancellation rate
1%

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

Across every Delta Air Lines flight number on DTW → IAD (1,172 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30), 73% arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. Median arrival delay -4 min; the worst 10% ran +77 min or later. 1% were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time84673%
16-30 min736%
31-60 min807%
61-120 min807%
2+ hrs736%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-0711270%+30 min
2025-0811377%+10 min
2025-0910790%+2 min
2025-1011685%+5 min
2025-118775%+15 min
2025-128650%+63 min
2026-018545%+44 min
2026-028364%+20 min
2026-039159%+42 min
2026-049088%+3 min
2026-059387%+4 min
2026-068982%+10 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon16565%
Tue17177%
Wed16678%
Thu16575%
Fri16773%
Sat15479%
Sun16467%

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