Delta Air Lines DTW to DFW on-time performance
Delta Air Lines nonstop flights from Detroit to Dallas/Fort Worth · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
On-time arrivals
77%
arrived < 15 min late
Cancelled
1.8%
25 flights
Avg arrival delay
14 min
57 min when late
Rank on route
#3 of 5
route average 75% on time
Key facts
- Delta Air Lines flights on DTW to DFW arrived on time 77% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026.
- 1.8% were cancelled, and 8% arrived an hour or more late.
- That ranks #3 of 5 airlines on this route, which averaged 75% on time overall.
- The largest source of delay minutes was airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling) (47%).
On-time trend by month
Why this airline's flights were late
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)47%
- Air traffic control & airport congestion32%
- Late-arriving aircraft18%
- Extreme weather3%
- Security0%
Other airlines on DTW to DFW
- American Airlines76% on time · 22 min avg delay
- Frontier Airlines60% on time · 35 min avg delay
- Spirit Airlines78% on time · 14 min avg delay
- Envoy Air93% on time · 11 min avg delay
Full DTW to DFW comparison →
Delta Air Lines on-time record across all routes →
1,405 Delta Air Lines flights tracked on this route; 25 cancelled, 14 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.