Flight Reliability
DL 794 · Delta Air Lines
Detroit → Los Angeles (DTW–LAX)83% of its flights flew this route. The rest (SEA–SFO, SFO–SEA) are included in these numbers.
- 81%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 3 min
- Average arrival delay
- 0.7%
- Cancelled
- 6 min early
- Median arrival delay
Based on 292 historical flights. Data through May 2026.
What the data says
The 6–9 AM departure wins.
DL 794 departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 86% of the time, versus 36% between 9 AM–12 PM.
Saturdays have been rough.
DL 794 arrived on time 90% of the time on Mondays and just 71% on Saturdays. That gap is worth planning around.
Recent months have been rougher.
DL 794 arrived on time 72% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 87% in the three months before that.
The breakdown
- Mon90%(39 flights)
- Tue88%(41 flights)
- Wed88%(40 flights)
- Thu74%(42 flights)
- Fri71%(42 flights)
- Sat71%(42 flights)
- Sun89%(44 flights)
- 6–9 AM86%(265 flights)
- 9 AM–12 PM36%(25 flights)
Jun 90% → May 36% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 90% | 30 |
| July 2025 | 94% | 31 |
| August 2025 | 94% | 31 |
| September 2025 | 97% | 30 |
| October 2025 | 97% | 31 |
| November 2025 | 90% | 29 |
| December 2025 | 74% | 23 |
| March 2026 | 87% | 23 |
| April 2026 | 92% | 12 |
| May 2026 | 36% | 50 |
- Departures on time
- 80%
- Diverted
- 0%
- Flights flown
- 290
- Months covered
- 10
Same route, other flights
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Based on 292 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.