Delta Air Lines DTW to LAX on-time performance
Delta Air Lines nonstop flights from Detroit to Los Angeles · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
On-time arrivals
77%
arrived < 15 min late
Cancelled
0.8%
15 flights
Avg arrival delay
14 min
56 min when late
Rank on route
#3 of 3
route average 77% on time
Key facts
- Delta Air Lines flights on DTW to LAX arrived on time 77% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026.
- 0.8% were cancelled, and 6% arrived an hour or more late.
- That ranks #3 of 3 airlines on this route, which averaged 77% on time overall.
- The largest source of delay minutes was airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling) (55%).
On-time trend by month
Why this airline's flights were late
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)55%
- Air traffic control & airport congestion22%
- Late-arriving aircraft19%
- Extreme weather4%
- Security0%
Other airlines on DTW to LAX
- Spirit Airlines79% on time · 14 min avg delay
- American Airlines100% on time · 0 min avg delay
Full DTW to LAX comparison →
Delta Air Lines on-time record across all routes →
1,962 Delta Air Lines flights tracked on this route; 15 cancelled, 1 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.