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DL 5494 on time

Delta Air Lines 5494: Burlington to Detroit at 7:19 a.m. (past 12 months)

On time
83%
221 flights · likely 77–87%
Cancelled
2.3%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−17 min
median vs schedule
When late
+133 min
average delay
Similar flights
80%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 6 DL 5494 flights from Burlington arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (17%); 2.3% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 17 minutes early.

DL 5494: BTV → DTW

Scheduled to leave Burlington at 7:19 a.m. local time, operated by Endeavor Air as 9E 5494. Over the past year it arrived on time 83% of the time (221 flights), in line with other DL flights on the route at that hour (80%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Jun 2025: 78% on time (23 flights)78JunJul 2025: 97% on time (31 flights)97JulAug 2025: 90% on time (31 flights)90AugSep 2025: 87% on time (30 flights)87SepOct 2025: 97% on time (30 flights)97OctNov 2025: 83% on time (29 flights)83NovDec 2025: 58% on time (19 flights)58DecMay 2026: 81% on time (21 flights)81MayJun 2026: 83% on time (30 flights)83JunJul 2026: 77% on time (31 flights)77JulAug 2026: 87% on time (31 flights)87Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday3379%
Tuesday3278%
Wednesday3278%
Thursday3391%
Friday3288%
Saturday3281%
Sunday2785%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 51%Late inbound plane 39%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 9%Severe weather 1%

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Questions

How often is DL 5494 from BTV to DTW late?

Delta Air Lines 5494 from Burlington, VT to Detroit, MI arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 17% of 221 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 2.3% 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.