EWR → DTW Delta Air Lines

Delta Air Lines · Newark, NJ to Detroit, MI · 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 -12 min, while the worst 10% run +66 min or later.
On-time arrival
79%
Median delay
-12 min
90th percentile
+66 min
Cancellation rate
4%

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

Across every Delta Air Lines flight number on EWR → DTW (1,633 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30), 79% arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. Median arrival delay -12 min; the worst 10% ran +66 min or later. 4% were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time1,24279%
16-30 min815%
31-60 min825%
61-120 min956%
2+ hrs745%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-0713465%+26 min
2025-0814778%+16 min
2025-0914181%+14 min
2025-1015072%+6 min
2025-1113476%+21 min
2025-1211969%+22 min
2026-0111481%+3 min
2026-0210491%-11 min
2026-0313384%-6 min
2026-0413789%-4 min
2026-0513287%+1 min
2026-0612976%+28 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon23175%
Tue22986%
Wed22480%
Thu23777%
Fri23779%
Sat19377%
Sun22378%

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