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Flight Reliability

DL 1669 · Delta Air Lines

Detroit → New York (DTWLGA)83% of its flights flew this route. The rest (SNA–DTW, DTW–RIC) are included in these numbers.

72
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
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

On-time by weekday
  • Mon64%(44 flights)
  • Tue75%(44 flights)
  • Wed89%(44 flights)
  • Thu71%(44 flights)
  • Fri79%(42 flights)
  • Sat73%(15 flights)
  • Sun66%(41 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 12–3 PM73%(257 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM82%(17 flights)
On-time trend by month
87%
May

Jun 58% → May 87% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202558%26
July 202578%27
August 202579%29
September 202579%29
October 202575%28
November 202563%24
December 202560%15
January 202680%10
March 202648%21
April 202689%27
May 202687%31
Departures on time
81%
Diverted
0.4%
Flights flown
274
Months covered
12

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.