ORD → DTW Delta Air Lines

Delta Air Lines · Chicago, IL to Detroit, MI · 1,863 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30 · aggregated across 46 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 +84 min or later.
On-time arrival
73%
Median delay
-4 min
90th percentile
+84 min
Cancellation rate
3%

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

Across every Delta Air Lines flight number on ORD → DTW (1,863 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30), 73% arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. Median arrival delay -4 min; the worst 10% ran +84 min or later. 3% were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time1,32673%
16-30 min1106%
31-60 min1307%
61-120 min1247%
2+ hrs1176%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-0716069%+20 min
2025-0816183%+8 min
2025-0915885%+7 min
2025-1016684%+3 min
2025-1113775%+8 min
2025-1214555%+58 min
2026-0112259%+35 min
2026-0212669%+17 min
2026-0314059%+51 min
2026-0415981%+6 min
2026-0517579%+11 min
2026-0615875%+18 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon27270%
Tue26175%
Wed25176%
Thu27478%
Fri27368%
Sat20778%
Sun26970%

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