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DL 1231 on time

Delta Air Lines 1231: New York to Detroit at 6:00 a.m. (past 12 months)

On time
90%
365 flights · likely 86–93%
Cancelled
6.0%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−13 min
median vs schedule
When late
+58 min
average delay
Similar flights
90%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 10 DL 1231 flights from New York arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (10%); 6.0% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 13 minutes early.

DL 1231: LGA → DTW

Scheduled to leave New York at 6:00 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 90% of the time (365 flights), in line with other DL flights on the route at that hour (90%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Sep 2025: 100% on time (30 flights)100SepOct 2025: 97% on time (31 flights)97OctNov 2025: 97% on time (30 flights)97NovDec 2025: 58% on time (31 flights)58DecJan 2026: 87% on time (31 flights)87JanFeb 2026: 89% on time (28 flights)89FebMar 2026: 77% on time (31 flights)77MarApr 2026: 100% on time (30 flights)100AprMay 2026: 100% on time (31 flights)100MayJun 2026: 100% on time (30 flights)100JunJul 2026: 84% on time (31 flights)84JulAug 2026: 90% on time (31 flights)90Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday5379%
Tuesday5288%
Wednesday5296%
Thursday5292%
Friday5294%
Saturday5292%
Sunday5287%

Why it was late

Air traffic & airport (NAS) 59%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 42%

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Questions

How often is DL 1231 from LGA to DTW late?

Delta Air Lines 1231 from New York, NY to Detroit, MI arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 10% of 365 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 6.0% were cancelled.

Flight numbers change. Figures cover flights with this airline, number and route only. "Likely range" is the 95% interval for the true on-time rate given the number of flights. This is history, not live status: check Delta Air Lines for today's flight. Method.