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Delta Air Lines / DTW → EWR

DL 2573 on time

Delta Air Lines 2573: Detroit to Newark at 2:15 p.m.; Newark to Detroit at 4:50 p.m. (past 12 months). Figures below the title are for DTW → EWR, its busiest leg

On time
68%
330 flights · likely 63–73%
Cancelled
4.9%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−4 min
median vs schedule
When late
+62 min
average delay
Similar flights
67%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 3 DL 2573 flights from Detroit arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (32%); 4.9% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 4 minutes early.

DL 2573: DTW → EWR

Scheduled to leave Detroit at 2:15 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 68% of the time (330 flights), in line with other DL flights on the route at that hour (67%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Sep 2025: 71% on time (28 flights)71SepOct 2025: 45% on time (31 flights)45OctNov 2025: 73% on time (30 flights)73NovDec 2025: 61% on time (31 flights)61DecJan 2026: 68% on time (31 flights)68JanFeb 2026: too few flights (11 flights)FebMar 2026: 83% on time (24 flights)83MarApr 2026: 80% on time (30 flights)80AprMay 2026: 77% on time (31 flights)77MayJun 2026: 70% on time (27 flights)70JunJul 2026: 69% on time (26 flights)69JulAug 2026: 67% on time (30 flights)67Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday5066%
Tuesday4978%
Wednesday4978%
Thursday4768%
Friday4869%
Saturday4075%
Sunday4747%

Why it was late

Air traffic & airport (NAS) 50%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 35%Late inbound plane 11%Severe weather 4%

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DL 2573: EWR → DTW

Scheduled to leave Newark at 4:50 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 70% of the time (325 flights), better than other DL flights on the route at that hour (66%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Sep 2025: 68% on time (28 flights)68SepOct 2025: 61% on time (31 flights)61OctNov 2025: 72% on time (29 flights)72NovDec 2025: 71% on time (28 flights)71DecJan 2026: 77% on time (30 flights)77JanFeb 2026: too few flights (11 flights)FebMar 2026: 79% on time (24 flights)79MarApr 2026: 87% on time (30 flights)87AprMay 2026: 74% on time (31 flights)74MayJun 2026: 52% on time (27 flights)52JunJul 2026: 62% on time (26 flights)62JulAug 2026: 60% on time (30 flights)60Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday5068%
Tuesday4980%
Wednesday4781%
Thursday4459%
Friday4871%
Saturday4073%
Sunday4757%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 34%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 30%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 28%Severe weather 9%

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Questions

How often is DL 2573 from DTW to EWR late?

Delta Air Lines 2573 from Detroit, MI to Newark, NJ arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 32% of 330 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 4.9% were cancelled.

How often is DL 2573 from EWR to DTW late?

Delta Air Lines 2573 from Newark, NJ to Detroit, MI arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 30% of 325 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 5.2% 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.