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DL 1639 on time

Delta Air Lines 1639: Charlotte to Detroit at 9:42 a.m. (past 12 months)

On time
90%
271 flights · likely 85–93%
Cancelled
1.1%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−17 min
median vs schedule
When late
+93 min
average delay
Similar flights
89%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 10 DL 1639 flights from Charlotte arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (10%); 1.1% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 17 minutes early.

DL 1639: CLT → DTW

Scheduled to leave Charlotte at 9:42 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 90% of the time (271 flights), in line with other DL flights on the route at that hour (89%). Last seen in the data Aug 30, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Sep 2025: 92% on time (26 flights)92SepOct 2025: 89% on time (27 flights)89OctNov 2025: 92% on time (24 flights)92NovDec 2025: 82% on time (17 flights)82DecJan 2026: 92% on time (25 flights)92JanFeb 2026: 96% on time (26 flights)96FebMar 2026: 86% on time (28 flights)86MarApr 2026: 92% on time (26 flights)92AprMay 2026: too few flights (5 flights)MayJun 2026: 89% on time (18 flights)89JunJul 2026: 75% on time (24 flights)75JulAug 2026: 100% on time (25 flights)100Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday4584%
Tuesday4589%
Wednesday4591%
Thursday4393%
Friday4388%
Saturday7—
Sunday4391%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 50%Late inbound plane 43%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 7%

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Questions

How often is DL 1639 from CLT to DTW late?

Delta Air Lines 1639 from Charlotte, NC to Detroit, MI arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 10% of 271 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 1.1% 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.