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Flight Reliability

DL 708 · Delta Air Lines

Los Angeles → Detroit (LAXDTW)82% of its flights flew this route. The rest (PBI–BOS, BOS–PBI) are included in these numbers.

80
Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
80%
Arrive within 15 minutes
6 min
Average arrival delay
1.6%
Cancelled
8 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 366 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

12–3 PM has a slight edge.

Departures between 12–3 PM arrived on time 85% of the time, against 78% between 9 AM–12 PM.

Thursday is the weak spot.

DL 708 arrived on time 86% of the time on Tuesdays. On Thursdays: 73%.

A bit behind the LAX–DTW route.

DL 708 arrived on time 80% of the time, versus 83% across the LAX–DTW route.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon76%(49 flights)
  • Tue86%(51 flights)
  • Wed77%(52 flights)
  • Thu73%(51 flights)
  • Fri86%(49 flights)
  • Sat80%(55 flights)
  • Sun81%(52 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM(4 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM78%(50 flights)
  • 12–3 PM85%(13 flights)
  • 3–6 PM80%(292 flights)
On-time trend by month
77%
May

Jun 70% → May 77% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202570%30
July 202584%31
August 202580%30
September 202587%30
October 202593%30
November 202589%28
December 202571%31
January 202683%29
February 202677%30
March 202665%31
April 202683%29
May 202677%30
Departures on time
80%
Diverted
0.3%
Flights flown
359
Months covered
12

Based on 366 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.