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DL 999 on time

Delta Air Lines 999: New York to Detroit at 5:00 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
71%
364 flights · likely 66–75%
Cancelled
3.9%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−6 min
median vs schedule
When late
+92 min
average delay
Similar flights
74%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 3 DL 999 flights from New York arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (29%); 3.9% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 6 minutes early.

DL 999: LGA → DTW

Scheduled to leave New York at 5:00 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 71% of the time (364 flights), in line with other DL flights on the route at that hour (74%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Sep 2025: 83% on time (30 flights)83SepOct 2025: 74% on time (31 flights)74OctNov 2025: 62% on time (29 flights)62NovDec 2025: 52% on time (31 flights)52DecJan 2026: 68% on time (31 flights)68JanFeb 2026: 86% on time (28 flights)86FebMar 2026: 81% on time (31 flights)81MarApr 2026: 73% on time (30 flights)73AprMay 2026: 65% on time (31 flights)65MayJun 2026: 70% on time (30 flights)70JunJul 2026: 61% on time (31 flights)61JulAug 2026: 77% on time (31 flights)77Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday5358%
Tuesday5279%
Wednesday5281%
Thursday5167%
Friday5273%
Saturday5277%
Sunday5262%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 38%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 35%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 27%

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Questions

How often is DL 999 from LGA to DTW late?

Delta Air Lines 999 from New York, NY to Detroit, MI arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 29% of 364 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 3.9% 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.