Delta Air Lines JFK to DTW on-time performance
Delta Air Lines nonstop flights from New York to Detroit · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
On-time arrivals
81%
arrived < 15 min late
Cancelled
3.1%
24 flights
Avg arrival delay
19 min
98 min when late
Rank on route
#1 of 2
route average 77% on time
Key facts
- Delta Air Lines flights on JFK to DTW arrived on time 81% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026.
- 3.1% were cancelled, and 8% arrived an hour or more late.
- That ranks #1 of 2 airlines on this route, which averaged 77% on time overall.
- The largest source of delay minutes was late-arriving aircraft (40%).
On-time trend by month
Why this airline's flights were late
- Late-arriving aircraft40%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)36%
- Air traffic control & airport congestion20%
- Extreme weather4%
- Security0%
Other airlines on JFK to DTW
- JetBlue68% on time · 22 min avg delay
Full JFK to DTW comparison →
Delta Air Lines on-time record across all routes →
775 Delta Air Lines flights tracked on this route; 24 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.