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Flight DL1043

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Houston (IAH) to Detroit (DTW)

Historically, this flight arrives 15+ minutes late 15% of the time, and when it is late the delay averages 63 minutes. It was cancelled 0.4% of the time.

On-time arrivals
84.5%
Less than 15 minutes late
Cancelled
0.4%
Of scheduled flights
Average delay when late
63 min
Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
Flights tracked
266
Scheduled flights in the period

What caused the delays

  • Late-arriving aircraft 70%
  • Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 14%
  • Air traffic control & airport 12%
  • Extreme weather 4%
  • Security 0%

Share of delay minutes airlines attributed to each cause (BTS).

Detroit (DTW) to Houston (IAH)

Historically, this flight arrives 15+ minutes late 16% of the time, and when it is late the delay averages 63 minutes. It was cancelled 0.9% of the time.

On-time arrivals
83.8%
Less than 15 minutes late
Cancelled
0.9%
Of scheduled flights
Average delay when late
63 min
Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
Flights tracked
219
Scheduled flights in the period

What caused the delays

  • Air traffic control & airport 35%
  • Extreme weather 23%
  • Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 23%
  • Late-arriving aircraft 20%
  • Security 0%

Share of delay minutes airlines attributed to each cause (BTS).

Detroit (DTW) to Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)

Historically, this flight arrives 15+ minutes late 20% of the time, and when it is late the delay averages 60 minutes. It was cancelled 2.8% of the time.

On-time arrivals
80.0%
Less than 15 minutes late
Cancelled
2.8%
Of scheduled flights
Average delay when late
60 min
Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
Flights tracked
36
Scheduled flights in the period

What caused the delays

  • Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 65%
  • Air traffic control & airport 18%
  • Late-arriving aircraft 17%
  • Extreme weather 0%
  • Security 0%

Share of delay minutes airlines attributed to each cause (BTS).

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On-time arrivals by month
Sep 2025 Aug 2026
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MonthOn timeFlights
September 2025 93.3% 30
October 2025 93.5% 31
November 2025 82.8% 29
December 2025 97.5% 43
January 2026 70.6% 35
February 2026 95.6% 45
March 2026 84.2% 38
April 2026 93.1% 30
May 2026 76.8% 56
June 2026 75.0% 60
July 2026 75.8% 62
August 2026 83.9% 62

Source: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics on-time data, September 2025 – August 2026. Covers flights operated by reporting U.S. carriers. About our data

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