Flight OddsDTW → LAX Delta Air Lines
Delta Air Lines · Detroit, MI to Los Angeles, CA · 1,979 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30 · aggregated across 14 flight numbers
On-time arrival
78%
Median delay
-4 min
90th percentile
+39 min
Cancellation rate
1%
How on-time is Delta Air Lines from DTW to LAX?
Across every Delta Air Lines flight number on DTW → LAX (1,979 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30), 78% arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. Median arrival delay -4 min; the worst 10% ran +39 min or later. 1% were cancelled.
Delay distribution
Arrival delay for completed flights (excludes cancellations and diversions).
| Arrival | Flights | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Early / on-time | 1,529 | 78% |
| 16-30 min | 181 | 9% |
| 31-60 min | 131 | 7% |
| 61-120 min | 90 | 5% |
| 2+ hrs | 32 | 2% |
Performance by month
| Month | Flights | On-time | Avg delay |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07 | 200 | 77% | +9 min |
| 2025-08 | 163 | 87% | 0 min |
| 2025-09 | 150 | 84% | +3 min |
| 2025-10 | 156 | 85% | 0 min |
| 2025-11 | 145 | 83% | +2 min |
| 2025-12 | 152 | 60% | +16 min |
| 2026-01 | 155 | 68% | +21 min |
| 2026-02 | 140 | 82% | -5 min |
| 2026-03 | 173 | 80% | +1 min |
| 2026-04 | 176 | 73% | +11 min |
| 2026-05 | 182 | 83% | +2 min |
| 2026-06 | 171 | 73% | +11 min |
Performance by day of week
| Day | Flights | On-time |
|---|---|---|
| Mon | 283 | 76% |
| Tue | 280 | 80% |
| Wed | 278 | 82% |
| Thu | 284 | 79% |
| Fri | 282 | 77% |
| Sat | 270 | 78% |
| Sun | 286 | 73% |
DL flight numbers on DTW → LAX
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