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DL 1653 · Delta Air Lines

Detroit → Atlanta (DTW–ATL)93% of its flights flew this route. The rest (DTW–MCI) are included in these numbers.

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Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
78%
Arrive within 15 minutes
8 min
Average arrival delay
0.4%
Cancelled
9 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 245 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

The late departure is the smart one here.

DL 1653 departing between 6–9 PM arrived on time 79% of the time, versus 69% between 6–9 AM.

Mondays have been rough.

DL 1653 arrived on time 85% of the time on Tuesdays and just 66% on Mondays. That gap is worth planning around.

A bit behind the Delta Air Lines network.

DL 1653 arrived on time 78% of the time, versus 81% across the Delta Air Lines network.

Trending in the right direction.

DL 1653 arrived on time 81% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 73% in the three months before that.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon66%(47 flights)
  • Tue85%(26 flights)
  • Wed82%(27 flights)
  • Thu80%(46 flights)
  • Fri83%(46 flights)
  • Sat—(5 flights)
  • Sun79%(47 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM69%(16 flights)
  • 6–9 PM79%(94 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM78%(134 flights)
On-time trend by month
76%
May

Jun 59% → May 76% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202559%17
July 202575%16
August 202586%14
September 202592%13
October 202588%16
November 202574%19
December 202583%30
January 202668%22
February 202668%19
March 202682%27
April 202685%26
May 202676%25
Departures on time
72%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
244
Months covered
12

Same route, other flights

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Based on 245 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.