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DL 2481 on time

Delta Air Lines 2481: Detroit to Charlotte at 7:05 a.m. (past 12 months)

On time
84%
305 flights · likely 79–88%
Cancelled
1.6%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−14 min
median vs schedule
When late
+68 min
average delay
Similar flights
83%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 6 DL 2481 flights from Detroit arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (16%); 1.6% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 14 minutes early.

DL 2481: DTW → CLT

Scheduled to leave Detroit at 7:05 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 84% of the time (305 flights), in line with other DL flights on the route at that hour (83%). Last seen in the data Aug 30, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Sep 2025: 96% on time (26 flights)96SepOct 2025: 96% on time (27 flights)96OctNov 2025: 79% on time (24 flights)79NovDec 2025: 75% on time (24 flights)75DecJan 2026: 67% on time (27 flights)67JanFeb 2026: 96% on time (26 flights)96FebMar 2026: 82% on time (28 flights)82MarApr 2026: 77% on time (26 flights)77AprMay 2026: 88% on time (25 flights)88MayJun 2026: 87% on time (23 flights)87JunJul 2026: 79% on time (24 flights)79JulAug 2026: 84% on time (25 flights)84Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday5176%
Tuesday5188%
Wednesday4994%
Thursday4892%
Friday5078%
Saturday7—
Sunday4976%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 70%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 21%Late inbound plane 9%Severe weather 1%

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Questions

How often is DL 2481 from DTW to CLT late?

Delta Air Lines 2481 from Detroit, MI to Charlotte, NC arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 16% of 305 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 1.6% 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.