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Flight Reliability

DL 4704 · Delta Air Lines

Detroit → Pittsburgh (DTWPIT)90% of its flights flew this route. The rest (ATL–MOB, MOB–ATL) are included in these numbers.

83
Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
80%
Arrive within 15 minutes
3 min
Average arrival delay
1.3%
Cancelled
7 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 77 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

Tuesdays have been rough.

DL 4704 arrived on time 100% of the time on Thursdays and just 55% on Tuesdays. That gap is worth planning around.

A bit ahead of the DTW–PIT route.

DL 4704 arrived on time 80% of the time, versus 77% across the DTW–PIT route.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon82%(11 flights)
  • Tue55%(11 flights)
  • Wed82%(11 flights)
  • Thu100%(11 flights)
  • Fri(9 flights)
  • Sat92%(13 flights)
  • Sun60%(10 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM79%(68 flights)
  • 12–3 PM(1 flights)
  • 3–6 PM(7 flights)
On-time trend by month
44%
Dec

Oct 96% → Dec 44% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
October 202596%25
November 202585%27
December 202544%16
Departures on time
87%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
76
Months covered
5

Based on 77 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.