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Flight Reliability

DL 1566 · Delta Air Lines

Phoenix → Detroit (PHXDTW)85% of its flights flew this route. The rest (DTW–FLL, ONT–SEA) are included in these numbers.

78
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
79%
Arrive within 15 minutes
8 min
Average arrival delay
1.8%
Cancelled
5 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 217 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

The late departure is the smart one here.

DL 1566 departing between 9 PM–12 AM arrived on time 81% of the time, versus 53% between 6–9 PM.

Friday is doing you no favors.

DL 1566 arrived on time 87% of the time on Thursdays and just 69% on Fridays. That gap is worth planning around.

Trending in the right direction.

DL 1566 arrived on time 85% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 67% in the three months before that.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon82%(28 flights)
  • Tue82%(33 flights)
  • Wed79%(33 flights)
  • Thu87%(31 flights)
  • Fri69%(32 flights)
  • Sat79%(24 flights)
  • Sun77%(31 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 9 AM–12 PM(8 flights)
  • 6–9 PM53%(17 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM81%(187 flights)
On-time trend by month
80%
Apr

Jun 82% → Apr 80% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202582%22
July 202567%21
December 202554%28
January 202681%31
February 202689%28
March 202687%30
April 202680%30
Departures on time
76%
Diverted
0.5%
Flights flown
212
Months covered
11

Based on 217 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.