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Delta Air Lines DTW to SYR on-time performance

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

On-time arrivals
77%
arrived < 15 min late
Cancelled
1.9%
7 flights
Avg arrival delay
15 min
62 min when late
Rank on route
#2 of 3
route average 77% on time

Key facts

  • Delta Air Lines flights on DTW to SYR arrived on time 77% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026.
  • 1.9% were cancelled, and 6% arrived an hour or more late.
  • That ranks #2 of 3 airlines on this route, which averaged 77% on time overall.
  • The largest source of delay minutes was airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling) (58%).

On-time trend by month

40%70%100%July 2025: 54.8% on time, 0.0% cancelledJul ’25August 2025: 71.0% on time, 0.0% cancelledAug ’25September 2025: 83.3% on time, 0.0% cancelledSep ’25October 2025: 83.9% on time, 0.0% cancelledOct ’25November 2025: 72.4% on time, 3.3% cancelledNov ’25December 2025: 63.3% on time, 3.2% cancelledDec ’25January 2026: 65.5% on time, 6.5% cancelledJan ’26February 2026: 85.7% on time, 0.0% cancelledFeb ’26March 2026: 71.0% on time, 0.0% cancelledMar ’26April 2026: 96.4% on time, 6.7% cancelledApr ’26May 2026: 90.3% on time, 0.0% cancelledMay ’26June 2026: 75.9% on time, 3.3% cancelledJun ’26July 2026: 67.7% on time, 0.0% cancelledJul ’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)58%
  • Late-arriving aircraft22%
  • Air traffic control & airport congestion14%
  • Extreme weather6%
  • Security0%

Other airlines on DTW to SYR

365 Delta Air Lines flights tracked on this route; 7 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.