Delta Air Lines DTW to JFK on-time performance
Delta Air Lines nonstop flights from Detroit to New York · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
On-time arrivals
81%
arrived < 15 min late
Cancelled
2.8%
22 flights
Avg arrival delay
17 min
85 min when late
Rank on route
#2 of 2
route average 83% on time
Key facts
- Delta Air Lines flights on DTW to JFK arrived on time 81% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026.
- 2.8% were cancelled, and 8% arrived an hour or more late.
- That ranks #2 of 2 airlines on this route, which averaged 83% on time overall.
- The largest source of delay minutes was air traffic control & airport congestion (53%).
On-time trend by month
Why this airline's flights were late
- Air traffic control & airport congestion53%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)24%
- Late-arriving aircraft14%
- Extreme weather9%
- Security0%
Other airlines on DTW to JFK
- JetBlue85% on time · 11 min avg delay
Full DTW to JFK comparison →
Delta Air Lines on-time record across all routes →
777 Delta Air Lines flights tracked on this route; 22 cancelled, 4 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.