DTW → LGA

DL1487

DL1487 (Delta Air Lines) flies Detroit to New York. Of 603 departures recorded from October 2024 to July 2026, 91.1% left on time, according to the US BTS.

Recorded departures by month

The most recent periods19 periods
PeriodDepartures 2025Departures 2026Change vs last year
January2731▲ 14.8%
February2328▲ 21.7%
March931▲ 244.4%
April1730▲ 76.5%
May31310.0%
June30300.0%
July31310.0%
August27––
September26––
October30–in progress
November30––
December31––
Year to date (Jan–Jul)168212▲ 26.2%

according to the US BTS · October 2024 → July 2026

On-time departures by month

All legs combined

On time = departure within 15 minutes of schedule. Non-cancelled flights with a recorded delay only.

The most recent periods19 periods
PeriodOn time 2025On time 2026Change vs last year
January92.6%83.3%▼ 10.0%
February95.7%96.2%▲ 0.5%
March100.0%100.0%0.0%
April82.4%86.2%▲ 4.7%
May90.3%96.8%▲ 7.1%
June86.7%90.0%▲ 3.8%
July96.8%70.0%▼ 27.7%
August96.2%––
September100.0%––
October93.3%–in progress
November96.6%––
December89.7%––
Year-to-date average (Jan–Jul)92.1%88.9%▼ 3.4%

according to the US BTS · October 2024 → July 2026

Average departure delay by month

All legs combined

according to the US BTS · October 2024 → July 2026

Cancelled departures by month

All legs combined
The most recent periods19 periods
PeriodCancelled 2025Cancelled 2026Change vs last year
January01–
February02–
March02–
April01–
May00–
June00–
July01–
August1––
September0––
October0–in progress
November1––
December2––
Year to date (Jan–Jul)07

according to the US BTS · October 2024 → July 2026

This is not a forecast

This is a historical record of departures already flown, not a forecast for your flight.

Cancellation share

  • Not cancelled 98.2% 592
  • Cancelled 1.8% 11

Share of all recorded flights in the period, all legs. · Oct 12, 2024 → Jul 31, 2026

Legs flown under this number

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RoutesDistance (km)Avg delay On timeDepartures
DTW LGA Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport – LaGuardia Airport 805 3.1 min 91.1% 603
Monthly figures
PeriodDepartures With departure delay recordedOn time Cancelled
October 2024 20 20 95.0% 0
November 2024 28 28 89.3% 0
December 2024 31 31 83.9% 0
January 2025 27 27 92.6% 0
February 2025 23 23 95.7% 0
March 2025 9 9 100.0% 0
April 2025 17 17 82.4% 0
May 2025 31 31 90.3% 0
June 2025 30 30 86.7% 0
July 2025 31 31 96.8% 0
August 2025 27 26 96.2% 1
September 2025 26 26 100.0% 0
October 2025 30 30 93.3% 0
November 2025 30 29 96.6% 1
December 2025 31 29 89.7% 2
January 2026 31 30 83.3% 1
February 2026 28 26 96.2% 2
March 2026 31 29 100.0% 2
April 2026 30 29 86.2% 1
May 2026 31 31 96.8% 0
June 2026 30 30 90.0% 0
July 2026 31 30 70.0% 1

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