Delta Air Lines BUF to DTW on-time performance
Delta Air Lines nonstop flights from Buffalo to Detroit · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
On-time arrivals
84%
arrived < 15 min late
Cancelled
2.3%
10 flights
Avg arrival delay
16 min
96 min when late
Rank on route
#1 of 3
route average 81% on time
Key facts
- Delta Air Lines flights on BUF to DTW arrived on time 84% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026.
- 2.3% were cancelled, and 7% arrived an hour or more late.
- That ranks #1 of 3 airlines on this route, which averaged 81% on time overall.
- The largest source of delay minutes was airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling) (51%).
On-time trend by month
Why this airline's flights were late
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)51%
- Air traffic control & airport congestion24%
- Late-arriving aircraft22%
- Extreme weather3%
- Security0%
Other airlines on BUF to DTW
- SkyWest Airlines79% on time · 23 min avg delay
- Republic Airways83% on time · 5 min avg delay
Full BUF to DTW comparison →
Delta Air Lines on-time record across all routes →
443 Delta Air Lines flights tracked on this route; 10 cancelled, 0 diverted.
Data: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026 (12 months). Latest month published by BTS: July 2026. How we calculate this.