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Flight Reliability

DL 2596 · Delta Air Lines

Newark → Detroit (EWR–DTW)

90
Nerd Approved
WanderNerd Reliability Score
93%
Arrive within 15 minutes
5 min early
Average arrival delay
2.7%
Cancelled
16 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 365 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

Skip Monday if you can.

DL 2596 arrived on time 98% of the time on Tuesdays. On Mondays: 88%.

Better than the EWR–DTW route average.

DL 2596 arrived on time 93% of the time, versus 79% across the EWR–DTW route.

Better than the Delta Air Lines network average.

DL 2596 arrived on time 93% of the time, versus 81% across the Delta Air Lines network.

Trending in the right direction.

DL 2596 arrived on time 98% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 84% in the three months before that.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon88%(49 flights)
  • Tue98%(51 flights)
  • Wed96%(51 flights)
  • Thu94%(50 flights)
  • Fri90%(50 flights)
  • Sat89%(52 flights)
  • Sun94%(52 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM—(7 flights)
  • 6–9 AM93%(348 flights)
On-time trend by month
97%
May

Jun 90% → May 97% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202590%30
July 202593%30
August 2025100%31
September 202583%30
October 2025100%31
November 2025100%28
December 202577%30
January 202683%30
February 202692%26
March 202697%30
April 2026100%30
May 202697%29
Departures on time
94%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
355
Months covered
12

Same route, other flights

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Based on 365 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.