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Flight Reliability

DL 694 · Delta Air Lines

Detroit → Los Angeles (DTW–LAX)

66
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
66%
Arrive within 15 minutes
14 min
Average arrival delay
1.4%
Cancelled
1 min
Median arrival delay

Based on 364 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

The late departure is the smart one here.

DL 694 departing between 6–9 PM arrived on time 67% of the time, versus 57% between 9 PM–12 AM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

DL 694 arrived on time 80% of the time on Saturdays and just 52% on Sundays. That gap is worth planning around.

Lagging the DTW–LAX route.

DL 694 arrived on time 66% of the time, versus 79% across the DTW–LAX route.

Well behind the Delta Air Lines network.

DL 694 arrived on time 66% of the time, versus 81% across the Delta Air Lines network.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon60%(52 flights)
  • Tue77%(51 flights)
  • Wed62%(52 flights)
  • Thu70%(50 flights)
  • Fri59%(51 flights)
  • Sat80%(51 flights)
  • Sun52%(52 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 PM67%(296 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM57%(63 flights)
On-time trend by month
83%
May

Jun 57% → May 83% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202557%28
July 202550%30
August 202587%31
September 202567%30
October 202584%31
November 202569%29
December 202547%30
January 202655%31
February 202664%28
March 202665%31
April 202657%30
May 202683%30
Departures on time
66%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
359
Months covered
12

Same route, other flights

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Based on 364 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.