DL1561

DL1561 (Delta Air Lines) is a multi-stop service on 18 routes, busiest Detroit to Greenville. Of 621 departures recorded from October 2024 to July 2026, 80.9% left on time, according to the US BTS.

Recorded departures by month

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

Months without data are left blank.

The most recent periods18 periods
PeriodDepartures 2025Departures 2026Change vs last year
January1017▲ 70.0%
February–23–
March2328▲ 21.7%
April3028▼ 6.7%
May31310.0%
June2730▲ 11.1%
July31310.0%
August52––
September21––
October26–in progress
November24––
December41––

according to the US BTS · October 2024 → July 2026

On-time departures by month

All legs combined

Months without data are left blank.

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

The most recent periods18 periods
PeriodOn time 2025On time 2026Change vs last year
January90.0%37.5%▼ 58.3%
February–69.6%–
March87.0%73.1%▼ 16.0%
April90.0%67.9%▼ 24.6%
May83.9%73.3%▼ 12.6%
June69.2%86.7%▲ 25.2%
July56.7%73.3%▲ 29.4%
August88.5%––
September100.0%––
October88.5%–in progress
November87.5%––
December77.5%––

according to the US BTS · October 2024 → July 2026

Average departure delay by month

All legs combined

Months without data are left blank.

according to the US BTS · October 2024 → July 2026

Cancelled departures by month

All legs combined

Months without data are left blank.

The most recent periods18 periods
PeriodCancelled 2025Cancelled 2026Change vs last year
January01–
February–0–
March02–
April00–
May01–
June10▼ 100.0%
July110.0%
August0––
September0––
October0–in progress
November0––
December1––

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 98.7% 613
  • Cancelled 1.3% 8

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

On time, leg by leg

  1. DTW–GSP86 78.6%
  2. LGA–RDU80 87.3%
  3. DTW–MEM61 61.0%
  4. AUS–LAX36 86.1%
  5. CLT–DTW33 84.9%
  6. PSP–MSP32 67.7%
  7. MSP–PSP32 84.4%
  8. MEM–ATL32 84.4%

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

Legs flown under this number

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11 of 11
RoutesDistance (km)Avg delay On timeDepartures
DTW GSP Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport – Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport 820 24.6 min 78.6% 86
LGA RDU LaGuardia Airport – Raleigh-Durham International Airport 693 5.8 min 87.3% 80
DTW MEM Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport – Frederick W. Smith International Airport 982 25.5 min 61.0% 61
AUS LAX Austin Bergstrom International Airport – Los Angeles International Airport 1,995 4.4 min 86.1% 36
CLT DTW Charlotte Douglas International Airport – Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport 806 4.3 min 84.9% 33
PSP MSP Palm Springs International Airport – Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field 2,336 24.5 min 67.7% 32
MSP PSP Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field – Palm Springs International Airport 2,336 5.8 min 84.4% 32
MEM ATL Frederick W. Smith International Airport – Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport 533 6.6 min 84.4% 32
ORD LGA Chicago O'Hare International Airport – LaGuardia Airport 1,177 6.9 min 76.7% 31
MSP GRR Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field – Gerald R. Ford International Airport 656 -2.1 min 93.6% 31
GRR MSP Gerald R. Ford International Airport – Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field 656 -7.6 min 100.0% 31
Monthly figures
PeriodDepartures With departure delay recordedOn time Cancelled
October 2024 40 40 97.5% 0
November 2024 39 39 84.6% 0
December 2024 38 38 92.1% 0
January 2025 10 10 90.0% 0
March 2025 23 23 87.0% 0
April 2025 30 30 90.0% 0
May 2025 31 31 83.9% 0
June 2025 27 26 69.2% 1
July 2025 31 30 56.7% 1
August 2025 52 52 88.5% 0
September 2025 21 21 100.0% 0
October 2025 26 26 88.5% 0
November 2025 24 24 87.5% 0
December 2025 41 40 77.5% 1
January 2026 17 16 37.5% 1
February 2026 23 23 69.6% 0
March 2026 28 26 73.1% 2
April 2026 28 28 67.9% 0
May 2026 31 30 73.3% 1
June 2026 30 30 86.7% 0
July 2026 31 30 73.3% 1

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