Delta Air Lines DTW to MSY on-time performance
Delta Air Lines nonstop flights from Detroit to New Orleans · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
On-time arrivals
85%
arrived < 15 min late
Cancelled
1.8%
11 flights
Avg arrival delay
9 min
54 min when late
Rank on route
#2 of 3
route average 85% on time
Key facts
- Delta Air Lines flights on DTW to MSY arrived on time 85% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026.
- 1.8% were cancelled, and 4% arrived an hour or more late.
- That ranks #2 of 3 airlines on this route, which averaged 85% on time overall.
- The largest source of delay minutes was airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling) (57%).
On-time trend by month
Why this airline's flights were late
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)57%
- Air traffic control & airport congestion28%
- Late-arriving aircraft12%
- Extreme weather3%
- Security0%
Other airlines on DTW to MSY
- Spirit Airlines83% on time · 13 min avg delay
- Frontier Airlines96% on time · 4 min avg delay
Full DTW to MSY comparison →
Delta Air Lines on-time record across all routes →
628 Delta Air Lines flights tracked on this route; 11 cancelled, 0 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.