DL1686

DL1686 (Delta Air Lines) is a multi-stop service on 10 routes, busiest Detroit to Philadelphia. Of 851 departures recorded from October 2024 to July 2026, 72.5% 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
January1062▲ 520.0%
February–56–
March2338▲ 65.2%
April30300.0%
May46460.0%
June4846▼ 4.2%
July46460.0%
August40––
September34––
October46–in progress
November36––
December57––

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%75.0%▼ 16.7%
February–90.7%–
March56.5%83.8%▲ 48.2%
April83.3%80.0%▼ 4.0%
May73.9%69.1%▼ 6.6%
June58.3%68.2%▲ 16.9%
July47.7%53.5%▲ 12.1%
August50.0%––
September88.2%––
October82.6%–in progress
November77.8%––
December70.2%––

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
January02–
February–2–
March01–
April00–
May04–
June02–
July23▲ 50.0%
August0––
September0––
October0–in progress
November0––
December0––

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 98.1% 835
  • Cancelled 1.9% 16

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

On time, leg by leg

  1. DTW–PHL290 71.7%
  2. PHL–DTW289 69.0%
  3. ATL–ECP50 84.0%
  4. ECP–ATL39 89.7%
  5. FLL–JFK36 61.1%
  6. CLT–MSP36 85.7%
  7. EYW–ATL32 65.6%
  8. ATL–EYW32 68.8%

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

Legs flown under this number

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Monthly figures
PeriodDepartures With departure delay recordedOn time Cancelled
October 2024 28 28 89.3% 0
November 2024 36 36 94.4% 0
December 2024 47 47 61.7% 0
January 2025 10 10 90.0% 0
March 2025 23 23 56.5% 0
April 2025 30 30 83.3% 0
May 2025 46 46 73.9% 0
June 2025 48 48 58.3% 0
July 2025 46 44 47.7% 2
August 2025 40 40 50.0% 0
September 2025 34 34 88.2% 0
October 2025 46 46 82.6% 0
November 2025 36 36 77.8% 0
December 2025 57 57 70.2% 0
January 2026 62 60 75.0% 2
February 2026 56 54 90.7% 2
March 2026 38 37 83.8% 1
April 2026 30 30 80.0% 0
May 2026 46 42 69.1% 4
June 2026 46 44 68.2% 2
July 2026 46 43 53.5% 3

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