Delta Air Lines DTW to DCA on-time performance
Delta Air Lines nonstop flights from Detroit to Washington · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
On-time arrivals
69%
arrived < 15 min late
Cancelled
2.6%
45 flights
Avg arrival delay
19 min
59 min when late
Rank on route
#3 of 5
route average 69% on time
Key facts
- Delta Air Lines flights on DTW to DCA arrived on time 69% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026.
- 2.6% were cancelled, and 9% arrived an hour or more late.
- That ranks #3 of 5 airlines on this route, which averaged 69% on time overall.
- The largest source of delay minutes was air traffic control & airport congestion (54%).
On-time trend by month
Why this airline's flights were late
- Air traffic control & airport congestion54%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)30%
- Late-arriving aircraft12%
- Extreme weather4%
- Security0%
Other airlines on DTW to DCA
- PSA Airlines70% on time · 36 min avg delay
- Republic Airways64% on time · 26 min avg delay
- American Airlines25% on time · 156 min avg delay
- Envoy Air100% on time · 0 min avg delay
Full DTW to DCA comparison →
Delta Air Lines on-time record across all routes →
1,741 Delta Air Lines flights tracked on this route; 45 cancelled, 5 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.