Delta Air Lines DTW to LGA on-time performance
Delta Air Lines nonstop flights from Detroit to New York · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
On-time arrivals
77%
arrived < 15 min late
Cancelled
3.8%
76 flights
Avg arrival delay
17 min
71 min when late
Rank on route
#2 of 3
route average 75% on time
Key facts
- Delta Air Lines flights on DTW to LGA arrived on time 77% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026.
- 3.8% were cancelled, and 8% arrived an hour or more late.
- That ranks #2 of 3 airlines on this route, which averaged 75% 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)30%
- Late-arriving aircraft14%
- Extreme weather3%
- Security0%
Other airlines on DTW to LGA
- Republic Airways77% on time · 20 min avg delay
- Spirit Airlines70% on time · 24 min avg delay
Full DTW to LGA comparison →
Delta Air Lines on-time record across all routes →
1,980 Delta Air Lines flights tracked on this route; 76 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.