Delta Air Lines SYR to DTW on-time performance
Delta Air Lines nonstop flights from Syracuse to Detroit · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
On-time arrivals
86%
arrived < 15 min late
Cancelled
1.9%
7 flights
Avg arrival delay
9 min
54 min when late
Rank on route
#2 of 3
route average 82% on time
Key facts
- Delta Air Lines flights on SYR to DTW arrived on time 86% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026.
- 1.9% were cancelled, and 4% arrived an hour or more late.
- That ranks #2 of 3 airlines on this route, which averaged 82% on time overall.
- The largest source of delay minutes was air traffic control & airport congestion (45%).
On-time trend by month
Why this airline's flights were late
- Air traffic control & airport congestion45%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)42%
- Late-arriving aircraft8%
- Extreme weather4%
- Security0%
Other airlines on SYR to DTW
- SkyWest Airlines77% on time · 21 min avg delay
- Republic Airways95% on time · 4 min avg delay
Full SYR to DTW comparison →
Delta Air Lines on-time record across all routes →
365 Delta Air Lines flights tracked on this route; 7 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.