Delta Air Lines EWR to DTW on-time performance
Delta Air Lines nonstop flights from Newark to Detroit · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
On-time arrivals
80%
arrived < 15 min late
Cancelled
3.4%
55 flights
Avg arrival delay
22 min
105 min when late
Rank on route
#2 of 4
route average 80% on time
Key facts
- Delta Air Lines flights on EWR to DTW arrived on time 80% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026.
- 3.4% were cancelled, and 10% arrived an hour or more late.
- That ranks #2 of 4 airlines on this route, which averaged 80% on time overall.
- The largest source of delay minutes was late-arriving aircraft (43%).
On-time trend by month
Why this airline's flights were late
- Late-arriving aircraft43%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)41%
- Air traffic control & airport congestion15%
- Extreme weather2%
- Security0%
Other airlines on EWR to DTW
- Republic Airways84% on time · 12 min avg delay
- Spirit Airlines68% on time · 24 min avg delay
- United Airlines79% on time · 11 min avg delay
Full EWR to DTW comparison →
Delta Air Lines on-time record across all routes →
1,618 Delta Air Lines flights tracked on this route; 55 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.