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Flight Reliability

DL 2869 · Delta Air Lines

Washington → Detroit (DCA–DTW)

89
Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
94%
Arrive within 15 minutes
4 min early
Average arrival delay
3.3%
Cancelled
15 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 365 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

Friday is doing you no favors.

DL 2869 arrived on time 98% of the time on Tuesdays. On Fridays: 88%.

Well ahead of the DCA–DTW route.

DL 2869 arrived on time 94% of the time, versus 77% across the DCA–DTW route.

Better than the Delta Air Lines network average.

DL 2869 arrived on time 94% of the time, versus 81% across the Delta Air Lines network.

Keep a backup plan handy.

DL 2869 was cancelled 3.3% of the time. Typical for U.S. flights is around 1–2%.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon94%(50 flights)
  • Tue98%(50 flights)
  • Wed96%(49 flights)
  • Thu96%(51 flights)
  • Fri88%(50 flights)
  • Sat92%(51 flights)
  • Sun92%(52 flights)
On-time trend by month
93%
May

Jun 97% → May 93% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202597%30
July 202590%30
August 2025100%29
September 202590%30
October 202597%31
November 202593%30
December 202584%31
January 202692%26
February 2026100%27
March 202690%29
April 2026100%30
May 202693%30
Departures on time
94%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
353
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.