Delta Air Lines MEM to DTW on-time performance
Delta Air Lines nonstop flights from Memphis to Detroit · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
On-time arrivals
90%
arrived < 15 min late
Cancelled
2.1%
8 flights
Avg arrival delay
12 min
119 min when late
Rank on route
#1 of 4
route average 83% on time
Key facts
- Delta Air Lines flights on MEM to DTW arrived on time 90% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026.
- 2.1% were cancelled, and 5% arrived an hour or more late.
- That ranks #1 of 4 airlines on this route, which averaged 83% on time overall.
- The largest source of delay minutes was airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling) (80%).
On-time trend by month
Why this airline's flights were late
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)80%
- Air traffic control & airport congestion13%
- Late-arriving aircraft4%
- Extreme weather3%
- Security0%
Other airlines on MEM to DTW
- SkyWest Airlines79% on time · 24 min avg delay
- Spirit Airlines83% on time · 6 min avg delay
- Republic Airways69% on time · 9 min avg delay
Full MEM to DTW comparison →
Delta Air Lines on-time record across all routes →
377 Delta Air Lines flights tracked on this route; 8 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.