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DL 2481 · Delta Air Lines

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

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Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
89%
Arrive within 15 minutes
7 min early
Average arrival delay
1.6%
Cancelled
14 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 319 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

Mornings have a slight edge.

Departures between 9 AM–12 PM arrived on time 95% of the time, against 88% between 6–9 AM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

DL 2481 arrived on time 96% of the time on Wednesdays and just 80% on Sundays. That gap is worth planning around.

A bit ahead of the DTW–CLT route.

DL 2481 arrived on time 89% of the time, versus 84% across the DTW–CLT route.

Better than the Delta Air Lines network average.

DL 2481 arrived on time 89% of the time, versus 81% across the Delta Air Lines network.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon88%(51 flights)
  • Tue93%(53 flights)
  • Wed96%(51 flights)
  • Thu92%(49 flights)
  • Fri84%(50 flights)
  • Sat—(8 flights)
  • Sun80%(51 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM88%(276 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM95%(37 flights)
On-time trend by month
92%
May

Jun 100% → May 92% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 2025100%25
July 202591%22
August 2025100%25
September 202596%26
October 202596%27
November 202583%24
December 202579%33
January 202672%29
February 202696%26
March 202685%27
April 202680%25
May 202692%24
Departures on time
92%
Diverted
0.3%
Flights flown
313
Months covered
12

Same route, other flights

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Based on 319 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.