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DL 1429 · Delta Air Lines

Detroit → Charlotte (DTW–CLT)96% of its flights flew this route. The rest (MCO–LGA) are included in these numbers.

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Nerd Approved
WanderNerd Reliability Score
86%
Arrive within 15 minutes
2 min early
Average arrival delay
0.6%
Cancelled
13 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 360 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

DL 1429 departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 100% of the time, versus 85% between 12–3 PM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

DL 1429 arrived on time 90% of the time on Mondays. On Sundays: 79%.

A bit ahead of the Delta Air Lines network.

DL 1429 arrived on time 86% of the time, versus 81% across the Delta Air Lines network.

Trending in the right direction.

DL 1429 arrived on time 90% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 77% in the three months before that.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon90%(52 flights)
  • Tue87%(52 flights)
  • Wed90%(52 flights)
  • Thu90%(52 flights)
  • Fri79%(52 flights)
  • Sat85%(46 flights)
  • Sun79%(52 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM100%(16 flights)
  • 12–3 PM85%(319 flights)
  • 3–6 PM91%(23 flights)
On-time trend by month
94%
May

Jun 80% → May 94% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202580%30
July 202584%31
August 202594%31
September 202587%30
October 202594%31
November 202590%30
December 202574%31
January 202672%29
February 202686%28
March 202689%28
April 202686%28
May 202694%31
Departures on time
86%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
358
Months covered
12

Same route, other flights

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Based on 360 historical flights, because apparently we checked. Historical flight data: U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics, June 2025 – May 2026. Data through May 2026. How we calculate this.