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DL 651 on time

Delta Air Lines 651: Atlanta to Detroit at 6:00 a.m. (past 12 months)

On time
72%
243 flights · likely 66–78%
Cancelled
0.0%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−4 min
median vs schedule
When late
+84 min
average delay
Similar flights
59%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 4 DL 651 flights from Atlanta arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (28%); 0.0% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 4 minutes early.

DL 651: ATL → DTW

Scheduled to leave Atlanta at 6:00 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 72% of the time (243 flights), better than other DL flights on the route at that hour (59%). Last seen in the data Aug 28, 2026.

Month by month

30%65%100%Jul 2025: 96% on time (23 flights)96JulAug 2025: 92% on time (25 flights)92AugSep 2025: 94% on time (18 flights)94SepOct 2025: 95% on time (22 flights)95OctNov 2025: 95% on time (21 flights)95NovDec 2025: 78% on time (18 flights)78DecMar 2026: 58% on time (24 flights)58MarApr 2026: 97% on time (30 flights)97AprMay 2026: 65% on time (26 flights)65MayJun 2026: 72% on time (29 flights)72JunJul 2026: 42% on time (31 flights)42JulAug 2026: 42% on time (24 flights)42Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday3969%
Tuesday3776%
Wednesday3786%
Thursday3866%
Friday3863%
Saturday19—
Sunday3563%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 46%Late inbound plane 34%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 13%Severe weather 6%Security 1%

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Questions

How often is DL 651 from ATL to DTW late?

Delta Air Lines 651 from Atlanta, GA to Detroit, MI arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 28% of 243 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 0.0% 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.