Delta Air Lines DTW to MEM on-time performance
Delta Air Lines nonstop flights from Detroit to Memphis · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
On-time arrivals
79%
arrived < 15 min late
Cancelled
2.1%
8 flights
Avg arrival delay
18 min
81 min when late
Rank on route
#1 of 4
route average 77% on time
Key facts
- Delta Air Lines flights on DTW to MEM arrived on time 79% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026.
- 2.1% were cancelled, and 10% arrived an hour or more late.
- That ranks #1 of 4 airlines on this route, which averaged 77% on time overall.
- The largest source of delay minutes was airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling) (53%).
On-time trend by month
Why this airline's flights were late
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)53%
- Late-arriving aircraft34%
- Air traffic control & airport congestion11%
- Extreme weather2%
- Security0%
Other airlines on DTW to MEM
- SkyWest Airlines77% on time · 22 min avg delay
- Spirit Airlines77% on time · 11 min avg delay
- Republic Airways77% on time · 9 min avg delay
Full DTW to MEM comparison →
Delta Air Lines on-time record across all routes →
379 Delta Air Lines flights tracked on this route; 8 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.