Flight Reliability
DL 1669 · Delta Air Lines
Detroit → New York (DTW–LGA)83% of its flights flew this route. The rest (SNA–DTW, DTW–RIC) are included in these numbers.
- 74%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 14 min
- Average arrival delay
- 1.4%
- Cancelled
- 2 min early
- Median arrival delay
Based on 279 historical flights. Data through May 2026.
What the data says
The late departure is the smart one here.
DL 1669 departing between 9 PM–12 AM arrived on time 82% of the time, versus 73% between 12–3 PM.
Mondays have been rough.
DL 1669 arrived on time 89% of the time on Wednesdays and just 64% on Mondays. That gap is worth planning around.
Lagging the Delta Air Lines network.
DL 1669 arrived on time 74% of the time, versus 81% across the Delta Air Lines network.
Trending in the right direction.
DL 1669 arrived on time 75% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 68% in the three months before that.
The breakdown
- Mon64%(44 flights)
- Tue75%(44 flights)
- Wed89%(44 flights)
- Thu71%(44 flights)
- Fri79%(42 flights)
- Sat73%(15 flights)
- Sun66%(41 flights)
- 12–3 PM73%(257 flights)
- 9 PM–12 AM82%(17 flights)
Jun 58% → May 87% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 58% | 26 |
| July 2025 | 78% | 27 |
| August 2025 | 79% | 29 |
| September 2025 | 79% | 29 |
| October 2025 | 75% | 28 |
| November 2025 | 63% | 24 |
| December 2025 | 60% | 15 |
| January 2026 | 80% | 10 |
| March 2026 | 48% | 21 |
| April 2026 | 89% | 27 |
| May 2026 | 87% | 31 |
- Departures on time
- 81%
- Diverted
- 0.4%
- Flights flown
- 274
- Months covered
- 12
Same route, other flights
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Based on 279 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.