Delta Air Lines DTW to SFO on-time performance
Delta Air Lines nonstop flights from Detroit to San Francisco · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
On-time arrivals
66%
arrived < 15 min late
Cancelled
0.7%
10 flights
Avg arrival delay
22 min
62 min when late
Rank on route
#2 of 2
route average 67% on time
Key facts
- Delta Air Lines flights on DTW to SFO arrived on time 66% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026.
- 0.7% were cancelled, and 10% arrived an hour or more late.
- That ranks #2 of 2 airlines on this route, which averaged 67% on time overall.
- The largest source of delay minutes was air traffic control & airport congestion (45%).
On-time trend by month
Why this airline's flights were late
- Air traffic control & airport congestion45%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)39%
- Late-arriving aircraft11%
- Extreme weather5%
- Security0%
Other airlines on DTW to SFO
- United Airlines71% on time · 25 min avg delay
Full DTW to SFO comparison →
Delta Air Lines on-time record across all routes →
1,388 Delta Air Lines flights tracked on this route; 10 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.