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DL 802 on time

Delta Air Lines 802: Los Angeles to Detroit at 11:55 a.m. (past 12 months)

On time
75%
365 flights · likely 70–79%
Cancelled
0.8%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−3 min
median vs schedule
When late
+66 min
average delay
Similar flights
73%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 4 DL 802 flights from Los Angeles arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (25%); 0.8% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 3 minutes early.

DL 802: LAX → DTW

Scheduled to leave Los Angeles at 11:55 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 75% of the time (365 flights), in line with other DL flights on the route at that hour (73%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Sep 2025: 97% on time (30 flights)97SepOct 2025: 84% on time (31 flights)84OctNov 2025: 83% on time (30 flights)83NovDec 2025: 74% on time (31 flights)74DecJan 2026: 61% on time (31 flights)61JanFeb 2026: 61% on time (28 flights)61FebMar 2026: 71% on time (31 flights)71MarApr 2026: 77% on time (30 flights)77AprMay 2026: 77% on time (31 flights)77MayJun 2026: 73% on time (30 flights)73JunJul 2026: 68% on time (31 flights)68JulAug 2026: 68% on time (31 flights)68Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday5366%
Tuesday5281%
Wednesday5273%
Thursday5281%
Friday5269%
Saturday5281%
Sunday5271%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 45%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 43%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 12%

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Questions

How often is DL 802 from LAX to DTW late?

Delta Air Lines 802 from Los Angeles, CA to Detroit, MI arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 25% of 365 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 0.8% 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.