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DL 442 on time

Delta Air Lines 442: Detroit to San Francisco at 3:50 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
67%
351 flights · likely 62–72%
Cancelled
0.3%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
+3 min
median vs schedule
When late
+49 min
average delay
Similar flights
66%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 3 DL 442 flights from Detroit arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (33%); 0.3% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 3 minutes late.

DL 442: DTW → SFO

Scheduled to leave Detroit at 3:50 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 67% of the time (351 flights), in line with 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: 90% on time (30 flights)90SepOct 2025: 73% on time (30 flights)73OctNov 2025: 76% on time (29 flights)76NovDec 2025: 50% on time (20 flights)50DecJan 2026: 70% on time (30 flights)70JanFeb 2026: 64% on time (28 flights)64FebMar 2026: 65% on time (31 flights)65MarApr 2026: 57% on time (30 flights)57AprMay 2026: 48% on time (31 flights)48MayJun 2026: 50% on time (30 flights)50JunJul 2026: 74% on time (31 flights)74JulAug 2026: 81% on time (31 flights)81Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday5358%
Tuesday5080%
Wednesday4973%
Thursday5159%
Friday5060%
Saturday4672%
Sunday5267%

Why it was late

Air traffic & airport (NAS) 55%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 35%Late inbound plane 8%Severe weather 1%Security 1%

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Questions

How often is DL 442 from DTW to SFO late?

Delta Air Lines 442 from Detroit, MI to San Francisco, CA arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 33% of 351 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 0.3% 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.