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DL 469 on time

Delta Air Lines 469: Detroit to San Francisco at 12:15 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
67%
301 flights · likely 62–72%
Cancelled
1.0%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
+3 min
median vs schedule
When late
+69 min
average delay
Similar flights
67%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 3 DL 469 flights from Detroit arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (33%); 1.0% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 3 minutes late.

DL 469: DTW → SFO

Scheduled to leave Detroit at 12:15 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 67% of the time (301 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

30%65%100%Aug 2025: 90% on time (31 flights)90AugSep 2025: 97% on time (30 flights)97SepOct 2025: 87% on time (31 flights)87OctNov 2025: 68% on time (28 flights)68NovDec 2025: 45% on time (31 flights)45DecJan 2026: too few flights (4 flights)JanMar 2026: 58% on time (24 flights)58MarApr 2026: 77% on time (30 flights)77AprMay 2026: 61% on time (31 flights)61MayJun 2026: 40% on time (30 flights)40JunJul 2026: 65% on time (31 flights)65JulAug 2026: 77% on time (31 flights)77Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday4455%
Tuesday4379%
Wednesday4372%
Thursday4262%
Friday4255%
Saturday4379%
Sunday4468%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 50%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 43%Late inbound plane 7%Severe weather 1%

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Questions

How often is DL 469 from DTW to SFO late?

Delta Air Lines 469 from Detroit, MI to San Francisco, CA arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 33% of 301 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 1.0% 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.