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Flight Reliability

DL 698 · Delta Air Lines

Detroit → Salt Lake City (DTW–SLC)

96
Nerd Approved
WanderNerd Reliability Score
90%
Arrive within 15 minutes
0 min
Average arrival delay
0.5%
Cancelled
7 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 698 arrived on time 94% of the time on Wednesdays. On Fridays: 83%.

Better than the DTW–SLC route average.

DL 698 arrived on time 90% of the time, versus 81% across the DTW–SLC route.

Better than the Delta Air Lines network average.

DL 698 arrived on time 90% of the time, versus 81% across the Delta Air Lines network.

Trending in the right direction.

DL 698 arrived on time 91% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 75% in the three months before that.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon92%(52 flights)
  • Tue94%(51 flights)
  • Wed94%(52 flights)
  • Thu88%(51 flights)
  • Fri83%(52 flights)
  • Sat92%(52 flights)
  • Sun85%(53 flights)
On-time trend by month
100%
May

Jun 93% → May 100% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202593%30
July 202597%31
August 202597%31
September 202593%30
October 202597%31
November 2025100%30
December 202577%31
January 202674%31
February 202674%27
March 202681%31
April 202693%30
May 2026100%30
Departures on time
92%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
363
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.