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Flight Reliability

DL 2609 · Delta Air Lines

Detroit → Newark (DTW–EWR)

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A Little Dicey
WanderNerd Reliability Score
69%
Arrive within 15 minutes
23 min
Average arrival delay
3.1%
Cancelled
4 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 360 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

Wednesdays have been rough.

DL 2609 arrived on time 80% of the time on Tuesdays and just 60% on Wednesdays. That gap is worth planning around.

A bit behind the DTW–EWR route.

DL 2609 arrived on time 69% of the time, versus 76% across the DTW–EWR route.

Lagging the Delta Air Lines network.

DL 2609 arrived on time 69% of the time, versus 81% across the Delta Air Lines network.

Keep a backup plan handy.

DL 2609 was cancelled 3.1% of the time. Typical for U.S. flights is around 1–2%.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon68%(50 flights)
  • Tue80%(51 flights)
  • Wed60%(48 flights)
  • Thu65%(48 flights)
  • Fri67%(52 flights)
  • Sat68%(50 flights)
  • Sun72%(50 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 PM—(1 flights)
  • 6–9 PM—(1 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM69%(347 flights)
On-time trend by month
80%
May

Jun 59% → May 80% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202559%29
July 202555%29
August 202561%31
September 202583%30
October 202573%30
November 202574%27
December 202550%28
January 202676%29
February 202673%26
March 202660%30
April 202680%30
May 202680%30
Departures on time
69%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
349
Months covered
12

Same route, other flights

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Based on 360 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.