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Delta Air Lines DTW to PIT on-time performance

Delta Air Lines nonstop flights from Detroit to Pittsburgh · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026

On-time arrivals
82%
arrived < 15 min late
Cancelled
1.6%
2 flights
Avg arrival delay
13 min
64 min when late
Rank on route
#2 of 3
route average 78% on time

Key facts

  • Delta Air Lines flights on DTW to PIT arrived on time 82% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026.
  • 1.6% were cancelled, and 7% arrived an hour or more late.
  • That ranks #2 of 3 airlines on this route, which averaged 78% on time overall.
  • The largest source of delay minutes was airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling) (63%).

On-time trend by month

50%75%100%September 2025: 100.0% on time, 0.0% cancelledSep ’25January 2026: 65.5% on time, 3.3% cancelledJan ’26February 2026: 85.7% on time, 0.0% cancelledFeb ’26March 2026: 79.3% on time, 3.2% cancelledMar ’26April 2026: 96.7% on time, 0.0% cancelledApr ’26May 2026: 80.0% on time, 0.0% cancelledMay ’26
On-time arrival rate by month. Hover a bar for exact figures.

Why this airline's flights were late

  • Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)63%
  • Air traffic control & airport congestion23%
  • Late-arriving aircraft12%
  • Extreme weather2%
  • Security0%

Other airlines on DTW to PIT

125 Delta Air Lines flights tracked on this route; 2 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.