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DL 1407 on time

Delta Air Lines 1407: Detroit to Raleigh at 3:55 p.m.; Raleigh to Detroit at 4:55 p.m. (past 12 months). Figures below the title are for DTW → RDU, its busiest leg

On time
82%
365 flights · likely 77–85%
Cancelled
1.4%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−9 min
median vs schedule
When late
+44 min
average delay
Similar flights
83%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 5 DL 1407 flights from Detroit arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (18%); 1.4% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 9 minutes early.

DL 1407: DTW → RDU

Scheduled to leave Detroit at 3:55 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 82% of the time (365 flights), in line with other DL flights on the route at that hour (83%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Sep 2025: 87% on time (30 flights)87SepOct 2025: 94% on time (31 flights)94OctNov 2025: 80% on time (30 flights)80NovDec 2025: 71% on time (31 flights)71DecJan 2026: 74% on time (31 flights)74JanFeb 2026: 86% on time (28 flights)86FebMar 2026: 84% on time (31 flights)84MarApr 2026: 87% on time (30 flights)87AprMay 2026: 81% on time (31 flights)81MayJun 2026: 87% on time (30 flights)87JunJul 2026: 65% on time (31 flights)65JulAug 2026: 87% on time (31 flights)87Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday5377%
Tuesday5285%
Wednesday5285%
Thursday5279%
Friday5285%
Saturday5288%
Sunday5273%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 50%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 26%Late inbound plane 22%Severe weather 1%

All flights DTW → RDU · Connecting off DL 1407? Check the risk

DL 1407: RDU → DTW

Scheduled to leave Raleigh at 4:55 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 83% of the time (200 flights), better than other DL flights on the route at that hour (79%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Usually Delta Air Lines's last flight of the day from Raleigh to Detroit (100% of days). Delta Air Lines's last RDU–DTW flight was cancelled 1.4% of the time, against 1.6% for its earlier ones. If it's cancelled, the next Delta Air Lines flight is usually around 5:33 a.m. the next morning.

Month by month

40%70%100%Jun 2025: 60% on time (30 flights)60JunJul 2025: 61% on time (31 flights)61JulAug 2025: too few flights (10 flights)AugDec 2025: too few flights (12 flights)DecJan 2026: 77% on time (31 flights)77JanFeb 2026: 96% on time (28 flights)96FebMar 2026: too few flights (10 flights)MarApr 2026: too few flights (2 flights)AprMay 2026: 80% on time (25 flights)80MayJun 2026: 90% on time (30 flights)90JunJul 2026: 61% on time (31 flights)61JulAug 2026: 94% on time (31 flights)94Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday2879%
Tuesday2781%
Wednesday2781%
Thursday2889%
Friday2893%
Saturday3485%
Sunday2868%

Why it was late

Air traffic & airport (NAS) 55%Late inbound plane 24%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 16%Severe weather 5%

All flights RDU → DTW · Connecting off DL 1407? Check the risk

Questions

How often is DL 1407 from DTW to RDU late?

Delta Air Lines 1407 from Detroit, MI to Raleigh/Durham, NC arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 18% of 365 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 1.4% were cancelled.

How often is DL 1407 from RDU to DTW late?

Delta Air Lines 1407 from Raleigh/Durham, NC to Detroit, MI arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 18% of 200 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 2.5% 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.