DTW → JFK Delta Air Lines

Delta Air Lines · Detroit, MI to New York, NY · 1,442 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30 · aggregated across 27 flight numbers

This route is usually on time, but has a real long-delay tail — typical (median) delay is -10 min, while the worst 10% run +54 min or later.
On-time arrival
80%
Median delay
-10 min
90th percentile
+54 min
Cancellation rate
2%

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

Across every Delta Air Lines flight number on DTW → JFK (1,442 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30), 80% arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. Median arrival delay -10 min; the worst 10% ran +54 min or later. 2% were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time1,12080%
16-30 min796%
31-60 min725%
61-120 min715%
2+ hrs604%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-0711779%+9 min
2025-0812289%-3 min
2025-0912093%-9 min
2025-1012486%+1 min
2025-1111684%-3 min
2025-1210862%+44 min
2026-0111271%+20 min
2026-0210677%+5 min
2026-0312274%+16 min
2026-0412078%+6 min
2026-0512183%-2 min
2026-0611478%+4 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon19278%
Tue20883%
Wed20478%
Thu20283%
Fri20180%
Sat19879%
Sun19777%

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