Route
LAX → DTW
Los Angeles International Airport Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport
How punctual is this route?
- On-time arrivals
- 82.2%
- Less than 15 minutes late
- Cancelled
- 1.2%
- Of scheduled flights
- Average delay when late
- 75 min
- Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
- Flights tracked
- 2,364
- Scheduled flights in the period
What caused the delays
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 53%
- Late-arriving aircraft 32%
- Air traffic control & airport 15%
- Extreme weather 0%
- Security 0%
Share of delay minutes airlines attributed to each cause (BTS).
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| Month | On time | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| September 2025 | 89.0% | 228 |
| October 2025 | 91.5% | 235 |
| November 2025 | 88.0% | 185 |
| December 2025 | 74.2% | 215 |
| January 2026 | 77.5% | 202 |
| February 2026 | 77.3% | 179 |
| March 2026 | 76.2% | 214 |
| April 2026 | 82.9% | 208 |
| May 2026 | 83.1% | 187 |
| June 2026 | 81.2% | 171 |
| July 2026 | 82.4% | 184 |
| August 2026 | 80.3% | 156 |
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
Airlines on this route
| Airline | Flights | On time | Cancelled | Avg. delay when late |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delta Air Lines | 1,955 | 83.2% | 0.9% | 72 min |
| NK | 407 | 77.0% | 2.7% | 85 min |
| American Airlines | 2 | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
Delay odds by flight
How often each flight number arrived 15 or more minutes late over the last year.
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DL802
25% late · 365 flights
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DL494
10% late · 348 flights
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DL708
18% late · 300 flights
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DL407
23% late · 295 flights
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DL2399
10% late · 242 flights
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DL733
13% late · 214 flights
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NK986
34% late · 86 flights
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DL370
25% late · 62 flights
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DL402
8% late · 62 flights
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DL719
12% late · 60 flights
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NK2005
3% late · 60 flights
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NK1663
7% late · 57 flights
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NK179
40% late · 35 flights
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NK1918
15% late · 34 flights
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NK302
34% late · 30 flights
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NK482
17% late · 30 flights
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NK1512
37% late · 29 flights
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