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Flight Reliability

DL 916 · Delta Air Lines

Detroit → Las Vegas (DTW–LAS)

77
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
74%
Arrive within 15 minutes
13 min
Average arrival delay
0.6%
Cancelled
1 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 350 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

The late departure is the smart one here.

DL 916 departing between 9 PM–12 AM arrived on time 96% of the time, versus 72% between 6–9 PM.

Mondays have been rough.

DL 916 arrived on time 85% of the time on Tuesdays and just 66% on Mondays. That gap is worth planning around.

A bit behind the DTW–LAS route.

DL 916 arrived on time 74% of the time, versus 78% across the DTW–LAS route.

Lagging the Delta Air Lines network.

DL 916 arrived on time 74% of the time, versus 81% across the Delta Air Lines network.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon66%(50 flights)
  • Tue85%(48 flights)
  • Wed68%(47 flights)
  • Thu78%(49 flights)
  • Fri69%(49 flights)
  • Sat73%(52 flights)
  • Sun77%(52 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 PM72%(322 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM96%(25 flights)
On-time trend by month
81%
May

Jun 76% → May 81% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202576%29
July 202566%29
August 202574%31
September 202583%30
October 202581%31
November 202581%26
December 202573%22
January 202673%30
February 202671%28
March 202658%31
April 202669%29
May 202681%31
Departures on time
79%
Diverted
0.3%
Flights flown
347
Months covered
12

Same route, other flights

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Based on 350 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.