Delta Air Lines LGA to DTW on-time performance
Delta Air Lines nonstop flights from New York to Detroit · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
On-time arrivals
82%
arrived < 15 min late
Cancelled
3.9%
77 flights
Avg arrival delay
16 min
84 min when late
Rank on route
#1 of 3
route average 78% on time
Key facts
- Delta Air Lines flights on LGA to DTW arrived on time 82% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026.
- 3.9% were cancelled, and 8% arrived an hour or more late.
- That ranks #1 of 3 airlines on this route, which averaged 78% on time overall.
- The largest source of delay minutes was late-arriving aircraft (35%).
On-time trend by month
Why this airline's flights were late
- Late-arriving aircraft35%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)34%
- Air traffic control & airport congestion31%
- Extreme weather0%
- Security0%
Other airlines on LGA to DTW
- Republic Airways75% on time · 19 min avg delay
- Spirit Airlines75% on time · 23 min avg delay
Full LGA to DTW comparison →
Delta Air Lines on-time record across all routes →
1,981 Delta Air Lines flights tracked on this route; 77 cancelled, 2 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.