Flight OddsDTW → ORD Delta Air Lines
Delta Air Lines · Detroit, MI to Chicago, IL · 1,863 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30 · aggregated across 48 flight numbers
On-time arrival
70%
Median delay
-1 min
90th percentile
+85 min
Cancellation rate
3%
How on-time is Delta Air Lines from DTW to ORD?
Across every Delta Air Lines flight number on DTW → ORD (1,863 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30), 70% arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. Median arrival delay -1 min; the worst 10% ran +85 min or later. 3% were cancelled.
Delay distribution
Arrival delay for completed flights (excludes cancellations and diversions).
| Arrival | Flights | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Early / on-time | 1,255 | 70% |
| 16-30 min | 151 | 8% |
| 31-60 min | 152 | 8% |
| 61-120 min | 129 | 7% |
| 2+ hrs | 118 | 7% |
Performance by month
| Month | Flights | On-time | Avg delay |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07 | 159 | 61% | +33 min |
| 2025-08 | 162 | 80% | +10 min |
| 2025-09 | 158 | 78% | +7 min |
| 2025-10 | 165 | 79% | +10 min |
| 2025-11 | 138 | 73% | +15 min |
| 2025-12 | 144 | 51% | +65 min |
| 2026-01 | 122 | 52% | +38 min |
| 2026-02 | 126 | 72% | +20 min |
| 2026-03 | 139 | 54% | +37 min |
| 2026-04 | 159 | 74% | +13 min |
| 2026-05 | 175 | 77% | +10 min |
| 2026-06 | 158 | 74% | +20 min |
Performance by day of week
| Day | Flights | On-time |
|---|---|---|
| Mon | 271 | 68% |
| Tue | 260 | 71% |
| Wed | 252 | 69% |
| Thu | 274 | 74% |
| Fri | 272 | 65% |
| Sat | 207 | 72% |
| Sun | 269 | 69% |
DL flight numbers on DTW → ORD
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