Delta Air Lines MCI to DTW on-time performance
Delta Air Lines nonstop flights from Kansas City to Detroit · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
On-time arrivals
88%
arrived < 15 min late
Cancelled
1.3%
17 flights
Avg arrival delay
10 min
81 min when late
Rank on route
#3 of 4
route average 88% on time
Key facts
- Delta Air Lines flights on MCI to DTW arrived on time 88% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026.
- 1.3% were cancelled, and 5% arrived an hour or more late.
- That ranks #3 of 4 airlines on this route, which averaged 88% on time overall.
- The largest source of delay minutes was late-arriving aircraft (51%).
On-time trend by month
Why this airline's flights were late
- Late-arriving aircraft51%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)42%
- Air traffic control & airport congestion6%
- Extreme weather1%
- Security0%
Other airlines on MCI to DTW
- SkyWest Airlines77% on time · 12 min avg delay
- Spirit Airlines100% on time · 6 min avg delay
- American Airlines100% on time · 0 min avg delay
Full MCI to DTW comparison →
Delta Air Lines on-time record across all routes →
1,325 Delta Air Lines flights tracked on this route; 17 cancelled, 4 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.