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Flight Reliability

DL 634 · Delta Air Lines

Detroit → Los Angeles (DTWLAX)93% of its flights flew this route. The rest (ONT–SLC, SLC–ONT) are included in these numbers.

88
Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
84%
Arrive within 15 minutes
1 min early
Average arrival delay
1.1%
Cancelled
7 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 375 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

The 12–3 PM departure wins.

DL 634 departing between 12–3 PM arrived on time 84% of the time, versus 75% between 3–6 PM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

DL 634 arrived on time 92% of the time on Thursdays and just 72% on Sundays. That gap is worth planning around.

A bit ahead of the DTW–LAX route.

DL 634 arrived on time 84% of the time, versus 79% across the DTW–LAX route.

Ticking up lately.

DL 634 arrived on time 85% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 80% in the three months before that.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon87%(54 flights)
  • Tue87%(53 flights)
  • Wed89%(52 flights)
  • Thu92%(52 flights)
  • Fri79%(53 flights)
  • Sat83%(53 flights)
  • Sun72%(54 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 9 AM–12 PM(4 flights)
  • 12–3 PM84%(347 flights)
  • 3–6 PM75%(20 flights)
On-time trend by month
87%
May

Jun 87% → May 87% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202587%30
July 202584%31
August 202593%30
September 202580%30
October 202584%31
November 202590%30
December 202575%40
January 202680%30
February 202686%28
March 202687%30
April 202680%30
May 202687%31
Departures on time
85%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
371
Months covered
12

Based on 375 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.