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DL 965 · Delta Air Lines

Detroit → Atlanta (DTW–ATL)96% of its flights flew this route. The rest (BOS–LGA) are included in these numbers.

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Nerd Approved
WanderNerd Reliability Score
87%
Arrive within 15 minutes
4 min
Average arrival delay
0.6%
Cancelled
8 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 327 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

Mornings have a slight edge.

Departures between 6–9 AM arrived on time 87% of the time, against 83% between 12–3 PM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

DL 965 arrived on time 94% of the time on Wednesdays. On Sundays: 82%.

Better than the DTW–ATL route average.

DL 965 arrived on time 87% of the time, versus 78% across the DTW–ATL route.

A bit ahead of the Delta Air Lines network.

DL 965 arrived on time 87% of the time, versus 81% across the Delta Air Lines network.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon82%(49 flights)
  • Tue83%(47 flights)
  • Wed94%(48 flights)
  • Thu94%(48 flights)
  • Fri85%(48 flights)
  • Sat86%(36 flights)
  • Sun82%(49 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM87%(313 flights)
  • 12–3 PM83%(12 flights)
On-time trend by month
94%
May

Jun 89% → May 94% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202589%27
July 202581%31
August 202596%27
September 202596%26
October 202590%30
November 202580%30
December 202567%30
January 202683%29
February 202691%11
March 202683%23
April 202693%30
May 202694%31
Departures on time
88%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
325
Months covered
12

Same route, other flights

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Based on 327 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.