DL1520

DL1520 (Delta Air Lines) is a multi-stop service on 15 routes, busiest Chicago to Detroit. Of 719 departures recorded from October 2024 to July 2026, 85.7% left on time, according to the US BTS.

Recorded departures by month

All legs under this number combined; see the leg table.

The most recent periods19 periods
PeriodDepartures 2025Departures 2026Change vs last year
January5436▼ 33.3%
February5250▼ 3.8%
March5738▼ 33.3%
April4122▼ 46.3%
May4628▼ 39.1%
June1230▲ 150.0%
July2431▲ 29.2%
August12––
September17––
October23–in progress
November20––
December29––
Year to date (Jan–Jul)286235▼ 17.8%

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
January81.5%88.6%▲ 8.7%
February84.6%82.0%▼ 3.1%
March91.2%92.1%▲ 1.0%
April82.9%86.4%▲ 4.1%
May95.7%89.3%▼ 6.6%
June91.7%96.6%▲ 5.3%
July70.8%79.3%▲ 12.0%
August83.3%––
September64.7%––
October82.6%–in progress
November75.0%––
December69.2%––
Year-to-date average (Jan–Jul)85.5%87.7%▲ 2.6%

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–
February00–
March00–
April00–
May00–
June01–
July02–
August0––
September0––
October0–in progress
November0––
December3––
Year to date (Jan–Jul)04

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.

This number flies several legs

Several legs: the headline figure averages all of them. See the leg table.

Cancellation share

  • Not cancelled 99.0% 712
  • Cancelled 1.0% 7

Share of all recorded flights in the period, all legs. · Oct 13, 2024 → Jul 31, 2026

On time, leg by leg

  1. ORD–DTW175 90.9%
  2. DTW–ORD166 88.0%
  3. PHX–SLC89 75.0%
  4. MIA–JFK55 86.5%
  5. PDX–SEA36 91.7%
  6. ATL–MEM34 75.0%
  7. MCO–AUS31 90.3%

Departures within 15 minutes of schedule; small figure = departures recorded.

Legs flown under this number

7
Monthly figures
PeriodDepartures With departure delay recordedOn time Cancelled
October 2024 24 24 100.0% 0
November 2024 28 28 92.9% 0
December 2024 45 45 86.7% 0
January 2025 54 54 81.5% 0
February 2025 52 52 84.6% 0
March 2025 57 57 91.2% 0
April 2025 41 41 82.9% 0
May 2025 46 46 95.7% 0
June 2025 12 12 91.7% 0
July 2025 24 24 70.8% 0
August 2025 12 12 83.3% 0
September 2025 17 17 64.7% 0
October 2025 23 23 82.6% 0
November 2025 20 20 75.0% 0
December 2025 29 26 69.2% 3
January 2026 36 35 88.6% 1
February 2026 50 50 82.0% 0
March 2026 38 38 92.1% 0
April 2026 22 22 86.4% 0
May 2026 28 28 89.3% 0
June 2026 30 29 96.6% 1
July 2026 31 29 79.3% 2

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